WWII american fire extinguishers & first aid kits

[sharkman]

As the title says, I'm wondering about the colour of American WWII fire extinguishers and first aid kits carried aboard large planes.

I was thinking the fire extinguishers were a brassy/gold colour, probably from something I read.

Can anyone shed a little light?

 

[jknaus]

These ones are brass.

This ones red, but may be a post war restoration.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000/7473667108/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Then these.

Not to hijack the thread but for the German armour people.

Hope that helps.
James

 

[sharkman]

Thanks James, that is a help! And an interesting side on the german gear!

Much appreciated!

 

[jknaus]

I have hazy recollections of fire extinguishers being colour coded back in the 70's 80's. Brass was water based, red for CO2, and Blue where dry chem. I don't know if that was happenstance or by design. As a side note filling dry chem extinguishers was a horrible job and no matter how careful one came out absolutely coated in the white powder.

James

 

[moon puppy]

James I can remember the brass ones when I was in elementary school way back in 1970. Don't know who and when the red color was standardized, I surely don't recall the blue ones but I have filled several dry ones when I worked maintenance in the old cotton mill during highschool.