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Tyco SimplexGrinnell on Twitter: "#TBT to this antique Grinnell fire sprinkler! DYK that Frederick Grinnell patented the first 'sensitive' automatic sprinkler in 1881? https://t.co/iywNXc7sLA" / Twitter
![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
![NFSA on Twitter: "#FastestwaterFriday Fact: 1881; Frederick Grinnell patents his #firesprinkler system. The 'Grinnell Sprinkler' later went on to be considered the first practical automated sprinkler system. https://t.co/2q4pBE5R3B" / Twitter NFSA on Twitter: "#FastestwaterFriday Fact: 1881; Frederick Grinnell patents his #firesprinkler system. The 'Grinnell Sprinkler' later went on to be considered the first practical automated sprinkler system. https://t.co/2q4pBE5R3B" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdsfjV-XYAEs3CB.jpg)
NFSA on Twitter: "#FastestwaterFriday Fact: 1881; Frederick Grinnell patents his #firesprinkler system. The 'Grinnell Sprinkler' later went on to be considered the first practical automated sprinkler system. https://t.co/2q4pBE5R3B" / Twitter
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
![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 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](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBzcJJ-VwAAuhrl.jpg:large)
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
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