Extinguisher

Examples

• A fire extinguisher is a metal case containing a solution of bicarbonate of soda, and a glass vessel full of strong sulphuric acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• There was little resemblance between it and the extinguisher of today. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A supper-table was laid for two, in the third of the rooms; a round room, in one of the chateau's four extinguisher-topped towers. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The Story in a Chemical Fire Extinguisher[29] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The up-set type of soda and acid extinguisher was adapted by Meyerose in St. Louis in 1891. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Alexander Graham, of Lexington, Virginia, applied for patents on this type of extinguisher a number of times between 1844 and 1849. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Since 1893 there have been no improvements of consequence on the soda and acid extinguisher. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Nowadays, in case of fire, any man, woman or child can reach for a fire extinguisher and after a few strokes of the pump the fire is out. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Under present circumstances, the one thing to be done was to clap the extinguisher upon Penelope's curiosity on the spot. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• A German originated the soda and acid type of extinguisher from tests made in Denmark between 1830 and 1835. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The extinguisher has remained practically unchanged since 1911. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The first one-quart pump type of extinguisher appeared in the United States in 1907. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This was the only one-quart type extinguisher on the market until 1911. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The fire extinguisher has been developing ever since man learned to fear fire. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• On recognising him, the fang of the snake Jealousy was instantly broken; because at the same moment my love for Celine sank under an extinguisher. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Strong solutions were also made of sulphate of soda, hyposulphite of soda, borax (biborate of soda), and bicarbonate of soda and tried as fire extinguishers. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• The Roman, Pliny, refers to fire extinguishers but gives no account of their construction. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• There are 1,421 three-gallon chemical extinguishers and fifty-eight 40-gallon chemical tanks, mounted on wheels. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• All the extinguishers of this type use a liquid which has carbon tetrachloride as a base. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• There are two classes of chemical fire extinguishers: the soda and acid tank or three-gallon type, and the one-quart pump type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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