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Title: Value of these neat items?
Post by: waterskeeter on August 28, 2009, 04:04:31 pm: Anyone have any info and might have an idea of the value of these items?

thanks

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Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: railman44 on August 28, 2009, 06:48:53 pm: Any reputable coin dealer can tell you what the Canadian coins are worth. Can you post better pictures of the rest (excluding the cans/bottles). Look for any markings or signatures.
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: sapphire on August 28, 2009, 08:52:12 pm: Your "Guard-X" appears to be a glass fire 'bomb' or 'grenade'. Guard-X (if the original company) is still in Montreal. Apparently they have been in existence for 60 years. Here are a couple of links regarding the 'bomb/grenade' type device, but I haven't found anything relative to the your brand.

I'm sure you will get some very informative responses from knowledgeable members........I just Googled ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_extinguisher#History

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/31/catapulted-bomb-puts-out-fire/

http://www.antiquebottles.com/poch/2.html#FireGrenades

http://www.webshots.com/search?query=Glass+Fire+Grenade+Extinguisher
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: ironlord1963 on August 28, 2009, 09:43:05 pm: Great info Sapphire, kinda cool thing. Never knew they even exsisted, something new for me little brain today 8). From the third link it seems to say worth about $75.00 and more for some colors. As for the rest of the stuff, I think the Coca Cola mirror looks like the ones you win when you get a couple of rings around a bottle, or maybe pop a ballon. As for the Cans and Bottles well hang on to them for a couple of hundred years and you may get something more then filling up the recyling bin. I do like the looks of the Fire bomb, that is some cool stuff, or hot if you wish. ;D
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: regularjoe2 on August 28, 2009, 09:44:15 pm: I'd say , right off the bat , your fire extinguisher is the most valuable thing in your images , waterskeeter .

They're fragile & are not tons of these around .

Pretty darn sure collectors would be happy to have yours .
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: cogar on August 29, 2009, 04:36:26 am: I have seen a couple of those “fire grenades” but never a colored one.

If your Coca Cola sign is an original it could be worth quite a bit.

A Schroeder’s 12th Edition, 1994, has a listing, to wit:

Sign, 1907, self-fr tin, Relieves Fatigue, 27x18½”, EX (+) …… 5,000.00

ps: "self-fr" means the picture frame is part of the sign, all one piece.

Tell me more about what you got. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: KC on August 29, 2009, 09:24:36 am: The fire grenade is the most interesting of the items.....however, the only thing I know is that if your is one that is filled with carbon tetrachloride (which is no longer allowed with an explanation below) it may counteract some to alot of it's collect-ability.

Carbon Tetrachloride (aka Benziform, Carbon chloride, Methane tetrachloride, Perchloromethane, Carbon tet, Benzinoform, Tetraform, Tetrasol, Freon 10, Halon 104, 1,1,1,1-tetrachloromethane ) was originally synthesized - 1839 - by reaction of chloroform with chlorine and later from methane. It was previously used as a reagent in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants, and as a cleaning agent. It is a colourless liquid with a "sweet" smell that can be detected at low levels. At low temperatures it has no flammability properties - however, at high temperatures it produces a poisonous gas. In the early 1980's due to environmental impact and the harm to humans it has been discontinued.

Your coke sign, if original, is the the collectible NOTE: the valuable if it is in fact original and still has value/collect-ability if a copy.
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: waterskeeter on August 29, 2009, 02:32:34 pm: well not sure how to tell if the cola sign is original, I took a picture of the back to see if maybe you could help tell me.

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Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: waterskeeter on August 29, 2009, 02:47:24 pm: heres some more of the fire grenade.

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Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: fancypants on August 29, 2009, 08:18:15 pm: It's great that you've got the holder for your extinguisher !

Coca Cola mirror - $10 -$20 .
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: waterskeeter on September 06, 2009, 09:40:43 pm: Does anyone have any idea where I could get a value on these fire extinguishers/grenades
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: fancypants on September 06, 2009, 09:57:22 pm: Have you asked at your local Fire Station ?

As a former volunteer fireman , I know that many firemen collect such things .... ( they just might be able to fill you in on some other facts too , if they're not busy doing their jobs ) .

Mind you , I'm not suggesting you go to a Fire Station to sell your item .... only to perhaps get in touch with collectors .

Have you searched on-line to find any collectors/clubs/forums for these specific items ?
Title: Re: Value of these neat items?
Post by: waterskeeter on September 06, 2009, 11:01:04 pm: thats not a bad idea, I emailed our local fire dept. I have looked on the net and cant find any site that could help me much more.