mcostello Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I have found this cleaning out a barn for a friend. Don't know what it's. Any one know what it is? Smelled like naphtha, but not pressurized now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 More information please. More photos, something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I think it is an old fire extinguisher that used Carbon Tetrachloride or something similar. I am not a chemist so I do not know if it is harmful or not. Worked by displacing all of the oxygen out of a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 looks like an ol trench light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 does look like one of the old carbon tetrachloride extinguisher, or maybe the bottom part of a torch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 it is an old carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher. Exposure to Carbon tetrachloride caused kidney damage amoug other things. Exposing Carbon Tetrachloride or any other chloronated solvent to heat causes it to turn into phosgene gas. That is one of the poison gases used in World War I. Ya'll need to dispense with that scratch and sniff chemical identification because it is definately hazardous to your health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Got some dimensions? Looks like a drip torch body or a blow torch body, pending on size. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLD Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Its an old fire extinguisher. The hydro tetrocloride inside is leathal. Dont set it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Ditto on the fire extinguisher - haven't seen one like this in years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 It's only 6" high by about 1 1/2" around. Red label is unreadable, no other marks not even numbers. Was around Carbon Tet parts cleaners for a few years, Solvent was heated to steam also. It just misted down onto parts, still had a small smell. Would not put out much of a fire, Happened to remember the guy was an engineer on coal fired trains and last job was boilers in a factory if that helps. Not pressurized at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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