Antique Vintage \"STANDARD\" Copper Brass Fire Extinguisher-Polished Restored For Sale

Antique Vintage \"STANDARD\" Copper & Brass Fire Extinguisherfor your consideration. The pictures tell the true story of this beautiful antique piece of fire fighting history. This is a RARE extinguisher as it has a beautiful copper shell body with the original brass embossed plates. The original high gloss enamel paint for the brass embossed plates has also been restored as well. I have restored the original paint on the cap and the front brass plates with high gloss black and red paint. Everything on this piece just shines and tells a fantastic story of fire fighting history. This will be a great centerpiece or conversation piece. DO NOT MISS OUT!!!!!!! This antique not only has the copper rivets along the back, it also has it along the top cap rim. The construction and serial number of this beautiful antique dates this extinguisher to the late 1910\'s.
The copper body and the rivets along the back side are in great condition. The hose and the brass connectors are in great condition, and I have polished the brass connectors to a mirror finish as well. The extinguisher measures 24\" tall with an 8 and 1/4\" diameter. While it does have a few small scratches and dings, they are hardly noticeable. In addition, I have taken a picture that shows two small erosion holes in the backside of the extinguisher. You can tell from the photographs that when the extinguisher was used to fight a fire, the contents got on the copper body and cause some small erosion areas. These are small holes but they are very small and are along the backside and not very noticeable. This antique dates back to the 1910\'s, based on its Underwriter Laboratories stamp and its unique rivet construction. Given this antique\'s age, the condition of this beauty is remarkable. This is a truly beautiful piece.
This beautiful piece was manufactured by the Miller-Peerless Manufacturing Company, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.If you collect fire fighting history, steampunk, or Americana, do not miss out on this beautiful collector\'s piece. The extinguisher isEMPTYand the internal ingredients and contents have been removed. The top cap is easily unscrewed from this antique in case you wish to make additional alterations, such as modifying it into a lamp.
The bronze cap has been restored with the original high gloss red enamel paint and is excellent condition as well. Please do not expect that this antique is in perfect condition, it is nearly 100 years old and was a piece of fire fighting equipment. It will naturally have some signs of wear and tear that comes with age. This is not a REPOP PIECE and is an authentic piece of fire fighting history. LOOK AT THE PICTURES, AS THEY TELL THE TRUE STORY AS TO THE CONDITION OF THIS ANTIQUE.
Please, please, please look at the pictures. The pictures tell the true story of this beautiful antique. This is a piece of fire fighting history that is nearly 100 years old. Please do not expect it to be in mint condition, it does have some small scratches. Nothing that old is not in mint condition and this is NOT A REPOP PIECE, it is a true antique piece of history. If you are expecting perfection, please move on. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thank you for your time and good luck on the sale.