Dec 9, 2019
Triple Combination Fire Engine Ex – Vandergrift, PA and ALCOA Fire Brigade Seagrave copied the ideas of the English Fire Service in its design of this fire engine. During the 1920s many English firemen were thrown from their engines in accidents or...
Dec 9, 2019
Junior Aerial Truck Ex – Staunton, VA The town of Staunton, Virginia maintained this rig in its original condition. It was a very advanced design — America’s first entirely hydraulically powered aerial with a metal ladder and hydraulic outriggers. It also had...
Dec 9, 2019
1955 Seagrave “Anniversary Model” Quad Fire Engine Ex – Oak Lawn, IL 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...
Dec 9, 2019
City Service Ladder Truck Ex – Hartford, WI Kissel / Seagrave Ladder Truck. 1920. Although it specialized in sporty automobiles, the Kissel Motor Car Company of Hartford, Wisconsin also built an extensive line of trucks, including fire apparatus. It built this...
Dec 9, 2019
Seagrave Standard City Service Ladder Truck Ex – Downers Grove, IL 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...
