. Public works . .MIAMI FIRE MOTOR CYCLE. SPECIAL DESIGN. necessary to unscrew any clamp orbolt in order to remove the extinguish-er. In fact both extinguishers can beremoved from their holders in one sec-ond. The other equipment consists ofa firemans axe, mounted in a pocketand held in place by a spring steelclip, so that it can be jerked out asreadily as the Pyrene extinguisher. Afire whistle is used as alarm. A specialfirst-aid kit is carried on the luggagecarrier. HAND EXTINGUISHERS AND CHEMICAL Engine and Peerless Ex-ting; National Metal Stamping &Mfg. New
. Public works . .MIAMI FIRE MOTOR CYCLE. SPECIAL DESIGN. necessary to unscrew any clamp orbolt in order to remove the extinguish-er. In fact both extinguishers can beremoved from their holders in one sec-ond. The other equipment consists ofa firemans axe, mounted in a pocketand held in place by a spring steelclip, so that it can be jerked out asreadily as the Pyrene extinguisher. Afire whistle is used as alarm. A specialfirst-aid kit is carried on the luggagecarrier. HAND EXTINGUISHERS AND CHEMICAL Engine and Peerless Ex-ting; National Metal Stamping &Mfg. Newark. N. J., make a lineof chemical fire-fighting appara-tus fromthe extinguisherwith a capacityof \Yz gallons tothe Accurate 2-wheel chemicalengine with adouble 35-gallontank. The ex-tinguisher c o n -sists of a rivetedcopper cylindercontaining aboutthree gallons ofwater in which isdissolved V/i. VuL. Xn. 2. pounds of sodium bicarbonate. Fourounces of sulphuric acid is containedin a bottle closed bj- a loose, l)utair-tight stopper, and supported in aremovable cage. The bottle holderis a patented device, the cage beingcomplete in itself, and not attachedeither to the head or the body ofthe extinguisher. Accurate 40 is acopper chemical tank mounted ver-tically on wheels. Type K is adouble 35-gallon copper tank 10 is mounted horizontally onwheels with a wire cage basket andtool box. The Pyrene Fire Extinguisher. The fire extinguisher of the PyreneManufacturing Co. is a small, but ef-fective, double-acting hand-pump dis-charging an organic liquid which maybe used on all kinds of fires. Pyrenedoes not contain acid, alkali, salts ormoisture so that it is claimed no dam-age is done to anything brought in con-tact. It is claimed that Pyrene is non-corrosive and non-deteriorating, non-freezing even at 60 deg. F. below extinguisher may be used on firesin ga
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