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Originally Posted by Mike K
Nice job Jacques
Did the extinguisher originally have a instructions decal on it ?
And, do you know what brand it is, Simplex or Quell ?
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Hi Mike,
I have three foam extinguishers- two transport and one standard type. The one shown had no decal that I could find, not even a remnant. It also had no date stamp on the bottom as the other two did. It also lacked any manufacturer's name. The cap does not fit my Simplex ones, so I believe it is a Quell. Screws on a few turns then binds. The colour is almost a perfect match to Royal Blue based on very well-preserved samples inside the bases and out of sunlight
The second one dated 1950 has an elaborate brass shield on it and is a Wormald Simplex with a standard cap.
The third one dated 1962 is also a Simplex with a transport cap and no decal visible but looks like there was one at one time.
The one show and the 1950 dated one have rivetted vertical seams in the tank. The 1962 dated one is seamless so sometime after 1950 they stopped being rivetted.
I also have a soda-acid transport type Simplex dated 1948. Rivetted seam also. Of interest it has a round knob and the Foam types have fluted knobs. Perhaps to distinguish the type in the dark?
I may use the 1950 one as it is my birth year and closest I can confirm to WW2. From looking at many of them online the design did not change much over the years. I can just put the 1962 transport cap on the 1950 extinguisher and hide the shield to the back as shown in the last photo. The handle then faces out which is even more appropriate.
Cheers,