Fire Alarm [Triangle]

Object detail

Accession number

2014.41

Production period

19th Century

Description

Large silver coloured iron triangle. Made from a single rod of wrought iron. Hole at top for suspending. No striker.
Used as an early fire alarm, late 1880s?

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Iron

Credit Line

Circa 1880?. Fire Alarm [Triangle], 2014.41. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Alarm Alarm, Fire Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Regulative & Protective T&E Protective Devices

Collection type

Fire and Emergency Services Road Transport Transport

Subject auto tags

Triangle Rectangle Font Parallel Slope Snow Symmetry Balance Circle

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