Maxim Fire Engine 1946 Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Cheshire, CT

Maxim built engines and ladder trucks primarily for the volunteer fire departments of New England and the Middle Atlantic states.  The company enjoyed a high reputation for quality, especially its ladders.

This medium capacity engine has a 500 gpm pump, a large 300 gallon water tank, and an advanced power booster hose reel.  Its cab is enclosed, a novelty in the 1940s.

It served the Volunteer Fire  Department of Cheshire, Connecticut, which donated the rig to the Hall of Flame in 1984.  It is awaiting restoration.