18th Century Inventions

The first fire extinguisher on record was patented in England in 1723 by Ambrose Godfrey , a celebrated chemist. It consisted of a cask of fire-extinguishing liquid containing a pewter chamber of gunpowder . This was connected with a system of fuses which were ignited, exploding the gunpowder and scattering the solution.**.

** www.fireranger.com/history-of-the-fire-extinguisher/

Thanks very much to Laurie54 for a thought provoking subject for MonoMonday.