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Tyco SimplexGrinnell on X: "#TBT to these four vintage Grinnell Duraspeed brass fire sprinkler heads. Did you know we pioneered the first automatic sprinkler in 1881? https://t.co/Fqubi1mqep" / X
Collecting Fire Sprinkler Heads - 325° Grinnell Quartzoid upright with manual pull tab. Special purpose head combining a standard automatic sprinkler with a mechanical release tab which can be remotely operated by
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original and intact vintage american industrial grinnell company "automatic sprinkler" exterior building facade alarm bell with distressed red paint finish
![Fire Sprinkler Wooden Spare Head Box, Wrench, Seven Grinnell Heads dated 1915 | Fire sprinkler, Fire protection, Fire Fire Sprinkler Wooden Spare Head Box, Wrench, Seven Grinnell Heads dated 1915 | Fire sprinkler, Fire protection, Fire](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/f1/07/78f1076816e7b3a92a92569ce7aee26d.jpg)
Fire Sprinkler Wooden Spare Head Box, Wrench, Seven Grinnell Heads dated 1915 | Fire sprinkler, Fire protection, Fire
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