February 18, 201214 yr 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.
February 18, 201214 yr 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.
February 19, 201214 yr does look like one of the old carbon tetrachloride extinguisher, or maybe the bottom part of a torch..
February 19, 201214 yr 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.
February 19, 201214 yr Got some dimensions? Looks like a drip torch body or a blow torch body, pending on size. Phil
February 19, 201214 yr Its an old fire extinguisher. The hydro tetrocloride inside is leathal. Dont set it off
February 19, 201214 yr Author 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.
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