Dec 9, 2019
America LaFrance Type 31-4 Aerial Truck – Danville, IL Asa La France patented the design for this “spring assist” aerial in 1903. Originally built to be pulled by horses, the design was adapted to motorized tractors and was manufactured until about...
Dec 9, 2019
American LaFrance Triple Combination Type 10 Fire Engine – Mamaroneck, NY Mamaroneck, New York bought this Type 10 La France engine in 1918. It retains its original Champion chemical tank, but its original hard rubber tires have been replaced by modern...
Dec 9, 2019
1916 American La France Triple Combination Type 40 Fire Engine – Paxton, IL American La France built this “junior” fire engine for the volunteers of Paxton, Illinois. Equipped with a rotary pump rated at 350 gallons of water per minute, as well as...
Dec 9, 2019
1915 Brockway Chemical and Hose Truck – Kutztown, PA The Brockway Truck Company of Cortland, New York built a few fire trucks such as this light duty rig purchased by the town of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It was restored in 1985 by Don Hale. Few commercial truck...
Dec 9, 2019
1913 Merryweather Braidwood Body Style Fire Engine – Lima, Peru This English engine employs a novel three cylinder piston pump that was used on English fire engines as late as 1940. It was sold to the city of Lima, Peru in 1920, where it joined the...
