Wwii Vintage, Brass & Copper Fire Fighting Hose Nozzle, Stamped Afs 1939

  

WWII VINTAGE, BRASS & COPPER FIRE FIGHTING HOSE NOZZLE, STAMPED "AFS" 1939. RARE WORLD WAR II VINTAGE, BRASS AND COPPER FIRE FIGHTING HOSE NOZZLE STAMPED "AFS" 1939. THIS SUPER PIECE OF FIRE BRIGADE MEMORABILLIA DISPLAYS SOME FASCINATING IMPRESSED STAMPS INDICATING IT`S USE DURING A TUMULTUOUS PERIOD FOR THE FIRE SERVICE ALL OVER THE UNITED KINGDOM, BUT EVEN MORE SO IN THE BIG INDUSTRIAL CITIES WHICH WERE HIT HARD BY THE LUFTWAFFE. THIS NOZZLE CAME FROM A LARGE COLLECTION IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE MARKINGS ON THE PIECE BEAR THIS OUT.

THE REMOVABLE HEXAGON SIDED NOZZLE TIP HAS FOUR MAIN DISERNIBLE STAMPINGS IN THE BRASS, ONE FOR THE MONARCH "GviR" WITH A CROWN ABOVE IT FOR KING GEORGE VI, THE NEXT PANEL HAS "AFS" "B8" FOR AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE AND BELFAST DISTRICT 8, THEN THE MAKERS STAMP FOR "MEYNELL & SONS LTD, WOLVERHAMPTON" AND THE DATE "1939" (THERE IS ALSO A DEEPLY IMPRESSED NUMBER 9 BUT I DON`T KNOW WHAT THAT RELATES TO), THERE FOLLOWS A SIZE REFERENCE: 3/4. THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE SCRATCHES BUT NOTHING IMPORTANT. THE NOZZLE TRUNK HAS A STAMP WAY DOWN ON THE BASE "AIX". THERE ARE MANY OF THESE FIRE HOSE NOZZLES ON THE MARKET TODAY WITH MOST HAVING A NOVELTY VALUE, AND MANY BEING RETRO FITTED INTO TABLE LAMPS AND EVEN VASES, HOWEVER A PIECE SUCH AS THIS CARRIES SO MUCH HISTORY WITH IT, IN ITS STAMPS AND MARKINGS AND IT`S DENTS AND SCRATCHES, IF ONLY IT COULD TALK, AND IT DEFFINATELY DESERVES TO BE PRESERVED IN AN APPRECIATIVE COLLECTION. AMONG THE MOST TRYING TIMES FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND WAS THE 1941 BELFAST BLITZ WHICH SAW 1,200 PEOPLE LOSE THERE LIVES AND 56,000 BUILDINGS DESTROYED. SIX FIREFIGHTERS, INCLUDING TWO AUXILIARY FIREFIGHTERS, FROM NORTHERN IRELAND DIED DURING WORLD WAR TWO. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AFTER VERY WELL FOR MANY YEARS IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION WHERE IT HAS BEEN KEPT AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS COVERED IN DENTS, DINGS, PITTING, SCORES AND SURFACE SCRATCHES, WITH A PATINA BUILD UP DEEP DOWN IN THE THE GROOVES. EXTENSIVELY USED DURING IT`S TIME OF SERVICE IT DEFFINATELY SHOWS IT! ALTHOUGH, BEING A FIRE HOSE NOZZLE IT IS SOLID AS A ROCK!

HEIGHT/LENGTH: 11,1/2 (29.2cm). WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE. PLEASE DON`T HESITATE TO MAKE AN OFFER AS ANY REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE CONSIDERED! The item "WWII VINTAGE, BRASS & COPPER FIRE FIGHTING HOSE NOZZLE, STAMPED AFS 1939" is in sale since Friday, February 5, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectables\Memorabilia\Fire Brigade Memorabilia\Equipment".

The seller is "gustav41uk" and is located in Belfast. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Featured Refinements: Vintage Hose Nozzle
2. Modified Item: No
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
4. Theme: Fire Brigade
5. Type: Equipment