by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
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... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
Howe Fire Apparatus built over 400 of these 500 gpm rigs on Ford chassis for the U.S. Navy in World War II. After the War it was sold as surplus to the small town of Sierra Vista, in the Fry Fire District of southeast Arizona. There it served for many years. Its... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
Seagrave introduced this engine in 1951, the company’s 75th year of operation, and named it the Anniversary Model. It was intended to compete with American La France’s radical cab forward / midship engine Type 700 , but the Anniversary Model differed little from its... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
American La France introduced the model 700 in 1946. The cab forward / midship engine model increased maneuverability, allowed easy access to the pump and engine, and seated a full engine company. This made it unnecessary for crewmen to ride to the fire on running...