by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
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 collisions with other vehicles. The English responded with bus – like fire... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
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 Seagrave’s powerful 250 horsepower... 
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
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 ladder truck for the fire department of its home... 
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...