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[OH UNCLE PAUL]

Figured this could be another fun entertaing thread. No fights, no politics, just interesting and maybe educational.

If you have something someone else already posted call them on it.

I'll start.

This is a Hardens Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher.



My father found a case of these while checking out an abandoned school in Harlem during the late 1950s. He was NYPD and checking for vagrants.

On one side it says

Hardens Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher.



On the other it says

Patented No.1

AUG 8 1871

AUG 14 1883



As an interesting side note.

Anyone remember the TV show Wonderama?

I was on that show when I was a kid.

Kids used to bring things in that were unusual for a show and tell type thing. I brought this.

Edited by OH UNCLE PAUL, February 28 2014 - 06:52 PM.

[Sheeple]

That is one of the coolest things I've seen in awhile! I don't have any neat things to share...yet.

[SOUTHSHOREROB]

My late grandmother's cast iron bottle opener.

[Fastphil]

I know what it is but my wife's trying to figure it out

[heartlessmcfly]

Id post a pic of marbles but hard to do on phone. Lord knows you all lost yours!

[CommonSense]

Maybe 35 years ago I was in the country somewhere, could have been PA, and I was in an antique store. There had been a massive flood there at one time and this insulator was from a power pole that had been knocked down. It was made by WhithallTatum Co. No. 1 (size i guess)

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[malakaguy]

My grandfathers percussion shotgun SxS. My dad said he blew the barrel out when he was about 14 hunting birds in Greece. Origin is Belgian about 1880.

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[Gman86]

My back-up HD gun. Big nerdy high five for those who know what it is.

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[MetalHead]

My back-up HD gun. Big nerdy high five for those who know what it is.

Wow a real AR47 fully auto heat seeking Glock!!! I thought media just made that term up!

[Yaphank Kid]

pic wont post

Edited by Yaphank Kid, February 28 2014 - 07:29 PM.

[incorrigible]

I don't think I'm allowed to post a pic of my huge member
(Kidding of course).

[mattyj513]

Special Forces challenge coin. Given to me after a joint SF/FDNY training event I took part in. Merica.

[OH UNCLE PAUL]

Id post a pic of marbles but hard to do on phone. Lord knows you all lost yours!

I know you have balls, I gave them to you.

[Yaphank Kid]

https://encrypted-tb...ceTdqL2pLphxKOD

[OH UNCLE PAUL]

https://encrypted-tb...ceTdqL2pLphxKOD

Where you have been, I'm never going.

[SigSauer228]

Fun thread.

Here's something I think no one here has since they only made 250 of them.

Colt "Custom Cobra"

[Petie]

Oil bottle when you would buy oil at the station from a big drum and big it home.

[kreas]

Not all of it. Just a little peak of the goods.

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[2hotrotts]

Id post a pic of marbles ben wa beads but hard to do on phone. Lord knows you all lost yours!

FIFY

[jack park]

Who knows what it is and the history

Any Navy Buffs?

Check the date on the case yes it's the original and inside it's stamped "department of the Navy"

Edited by jack park, February 28 2014 - 07:54 PM.