✅ SOLVED What were these used for?

[ticm]

They are brass and threaded.














Thanks

 

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[AC1955]

Fire hose nozzles?

 

[cactusrat]

I'm thinking hose nozzles. (for the garden/yard)

Seems kind of small for fire hose nozzles.

 

[TheElementOfSand]

Yup looks like they are before the standard threading size was used for garden hose

 

[tennessee digger]

Cactusrat is exactly right. Garden hose ends. Tennessee digger

 

[ticm]

Kind of small for a hose

 

[dustytrails123]

you should be used to a small hose ..lol

 

[ticm]

you should be used to a small hose ..lol

Hey look at you!! Your coming around. That was funny. I'm proud of you. A sense of humor is hard to develop.

 

[ABruce]

God, all you guys are sooo young. Those little brass nozzles are from old fashioned soda-acid fire extinguishers. These old fashioned fire extinguishers were made of copper, sometimes later ones were stainless steel, and worked when you turned them upside down. Water was mixed with baking soda and a small bottle of acid (sulfuric maybe?) was put into a small bottle and held upright internally, then the top was screwed on and the extinguisher placed on a hook on the wall or in a glass front cabinet. If there was a fire, you took the extinguisher and turned it upside down, the water/soda mixture mixed with the acid and developed instant pressure (like vinegar and baking soda) that forced the water out in a stream. The process continued until the extinguisher was empty. They were outlawed in about 1972. Replaced by dry chemical extinguishers. The nozzles are from the end of the rubber hose.

 

[ticm]

God, all you guys are sooo young. Those little brass nozzles are from old fashioned soda-acid fire extinguishers. These old fashioned fired extinguishers were made of copper, sometimes later ones were stainless steel, abd worked when you turned them upside down. Water was mixed with baking soda and a small bottle of acid (sulfuric maybe?) was put into a small bottle and held upright internally, then the top was screwed on and the extinguisher placed on a hook on the wall or in a glass front cabinet. If there was a fire, you took the extinguisher and turned it upside down, the water/soda mixture mixed with the acid and developed instant pressure (like vinegar and baking soda) that forced the water out in a stream. The process continued until the extinguisher was empty. They were outlawed in about 1972. Replaced by dry chemical extinguishers.

Not young Bruce, just not very smart. LOL. Thanks for the great explanation.

 

[cactusrat]

God, all you guys are sooo young. Those little brass nozzles are from old fashioned soda-acid fire extinguishers. These old fashioned fire extinguishers were made of copper, sometimes later ones were stainless steel, and worked when you turned them upside down. Water was mixed with baking soda and a small bottle of acid (sulfuric maybe?) was put into a small bottle and held upright internally, then the top was screwed on and the extinguisher placed on a hook on the wall or in a glass front cabinet. If there was a fire, you took the extinguisher and turned it upside down, the water/soda mixture mixed with the acid and developed instant pressure (like vinegar and baking soda) that forced the water out in a stream. The process continued until the extinguisher was empty. They were outlawed in about 1972. Replaced by dry chemical extinguishers. The nozzles are from the end of the rubber hose.

I think you are right. I'm old enough to forget where I seen them before. LOL!

 

[Moonrover]

Of course while in hi school none of us ever turned one of those upside down, placed it in the doorway of the girls restroom. Then ran like hell. Heard of that happening once. <lol>

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[ticm]

Of course while in hi school none of us ever turned one of those upside down, placed it in the doorway of the girls restroom. Then ran like hell. Heard of that happening once. <lol>

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Oh my!

 

[Gunrunner61]

EXACTLYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Right...................

 

[TheElementOfSand]

Sorry ABruce we will all become old farts in the long run. Great job on the ID and HH!