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Hand & Horse Drawn Apparatus

 

The listing below contains information on seven of the the museum's major holdings of hand and horse drawn apparatus.  Return to the Hand and Horse Drawn Apparatus Main Page for other pieces of apparatus.

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Year
Nation
Maker
Description
 Picture
1850
U.S.
Crafted
Hand drawn ladder wagon. Ex - Centerville, WI.  Entirely home made by craftsmen in this German farming town.
1880
U.S.
Deming
Hand drawn manual village fire engine. Ex - Bristol, OH.  
1880
U.S.
Rumsey
Hand drawn manual mill fire engine.  original condition.
1882
U.S.
Howe
Horse drawn horse powered rotary fire engine.  Benjamin Howe's first model fire engine.  Built on contract by the Rumsey Manufacturing Company of St. Louis.  Original owner unknown.
1872
U.S.
Steiner
Horse drawn chemical engine. Ex - Cleveland, OH, FD from 1872 to 1888. Two 40 gallon tanks plus an 80 gallon reservoir and pump.
1890
U.S.
Crafted. From Studebaker wagon
Horse drawn hose and ladder sled. Ex - Negaunee, MI.  Built on Studebaker wagon chassis by a Negaunee blacksmith named Chevrette.
1890
U.S.
Gleason & Bailey
Hand drawn manual fire engine.  Original owner unknown.
 

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