SHORT: Merlite Fire Alarm
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Sold in the 1950s by the Presto division of Merlite Industries, an American mail order / multi-level marketing company, the Merlite Fire Alarm is possibly the simplest standalone electromagnetic fire alarm it is possible to build. Wilkinson Fire Alarm Video: https://youtu.be/Ss2kCafHRsY Fire Grenades Video: https://youtu.be/iNhjfk9BTNA SOURCES https://wfmu.org/MACrec/merlite.html https://www.thejumpingfrog.com/product/2238829/Paul-W-Kearney-FIRE-The-First-5-Minutes-Merlite-Fire-Alarm-booklet-1956 https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/merlite-industries-inc-28023/ https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Merlite_Industries,_Inc. https://www.corporationwiki.com/p/2n7ol1/merlite-industries-inc
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