Stillman Fires Collection: Flexible Cellar Pipe

★★★★★ · Flexible Cellar Nozzle · Keith Mann · 2005-06-11

I'll start with the definition... Cellar Nozzle: A distributing type nozzle that is inserted through a hole cut in the floor and into the space below, typically a basement or cellar. The nozzle directs a broken stream horizontally, either extinguishing or controlling the fire enough to allow a direct attack to be safely made. This device has sincebeen replaced with the Bresnan Distributor. My Dept. still had these in the early eighties and this film depicts the attributes of the nozzle. It saved many Firefighters lives by its use, allowing a large part of a cellar fire to be "knocked down"…

★★★★ · new york firemen · cashel · 2003-10-13

filmed in silent, b/w., probably about 1930.. An interesting demonstration of a new invention that would save lives and buildings. We visit the N.Y. streets and meet the inventor and his firemen friends. Spectacular scenes of water being applied in various ways

★★★ · You want phallic symbolism in your firefighter films you say? · Bill T. · 2004-01-08

This film, which presents a demonstration of a curiously uh, PHALLIC nozzle and it's demonstration on a city street (it looks like the FD just barged in, for the street's not blocked off or anything.) Anyways, they amuse themselves by shooting this hose watching the water go up in the air. Once again with this film, like some others in this series, it's interesting to look beyond what is happening and get a glimpse of 1920's New York. I am not too sure where they had this demonstration (at least for the 2nd part of the film) but the street looks covered in garbage. Also, look for the kids and…