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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
1878
U.S.
Silsby
Horse drawn 2d size steam fire engine. Ex - Ocean City, NJ.  Rtaed at 600 gpm.  Rotary engine and rotary pump.  Reboilered in 1902 with Fox boiler.
1904
U.S.
American F.E. Co.
Horse drawn 2d size fire engine. Ex - Reno, NV.  750 gpm.  Fox boiler.  Built in Cincinnati in Ahrens Shops.
1900
U.S.
Pirsch
Horse drawn hose wagon. Ex - Chicago, IL.  Built by Chicago FD Shops.
1906
U.S.
Pirsch
Horse drawn hose wagon. Ex - Chicago, IL.  In storage, awaiting restoration.
1909
U.S.
Seagrave
Second size horse drawn hose wagon.  used by Petosky, MI FD.  Newly restored by Don Hale.
1890
U.S.
Unk.
Horse drawn hose cart. Ex - Lake Geneva, WI.  Probably built by Nicholas Pirsch, 1890.  
1907
U.S.
Pirsch
Horse drawn chief's buggy. Ex - Chicago, IL.  Restored in 1999 by Don hale.
 

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