by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
The Moreland Truck Company of Burbank, California supplied the Los Angeles Division of Forestry with the chassis of one of their three ton trucks in 1930. Moreland was the largest truck maker west of the Mississippi, and supplied a considerable number of trucks to... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
The Baltimore Fire Department bought several Mack “Bulldog” trucks from the Army after World War I. In 1922 the Department’s Maintenance Shops matched this 1919 Type AC Mack with a Holloway horse drawn ladder/chemical wagon built around 1885. The truck... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
Seagrave began as a manufacturer of ladders for Michigan cherry orchards. This tradition is evident with the eight high quality ladders carried by this truck. In 1962 its chemical tanks and hose were replaced by a generator and searchlights. Originally owned by... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
The Seagrave Fire Apparatus Company of Columbus, Ohio built this 750 gallon per minute pumper for the town of Downers Grove, Illinois. Seagrave pioneered the centrifugal pump, now the standard for the world’s fire services. Centrifugals are high speed pumps,... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
The Phoenix, Arizona, Fire Department ordered this engine in 1921 for a newly built fire station at 4th Avenue and Moreland (now in downtown Phoenix). With a 1,000 gpm pump and a huge six cylinder engine, the rig was a powerful addition to the city’s inventory...