Specializing in antique bottles, glass, stoneware and related items.
Premier Auction # 174
Auction # 174 Closing Monday May 27th, 2024 at 10 PM EST Catalog Lot 1
Auction Local Time: Nov 21, 2024 09:33:01 EST
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1. Fire Grenade, “HART’S LIGHTNING - FIRE EXTINGUISHER / MF,G BY THE HART LIGHTNING - FIRE EXTINGUISHER, CO. / PAT. AUG. 11, 1885.”, American, ca. 1885 - 1890, orange amber, 7 1/2”h, smooth base, rough sheared unfinished lip.
A good amount of content stain and dried contents exist, but no after production damage.
The grenade has four side and one base rounded protrusions each about 1/2” in length. It was probably designed to sit into a specially designed rack. In our almost 40-years of auctioning various grenades, this is one of the rarest (the only one we’ve seen) and most unusual grenades we have ever offered at auction! Will Young Collection.
