Fire engine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PUMPER/MOTORIZED/6 CYC/350GPM
- DATE
- 1917
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1308.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American-LaFrance Fire Engine Co. of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- 12 COMBINATION
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1924
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD, METAL & RUBBER COMPONENTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 610.0 cm
- Width
- 181.0 cm
- Height
- 226.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 5897.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Fire engines
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Lafrance
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- THIS TRUCK USED 1918 TO 1968.
- Canada
-
AMERICAN LAFRANCE FIRE VEHICLES WERE VERY POPULAR IN CANADA, AND MANY WERE BUILT IN THE CANADIAN PLANT LOCATED IN TORONTO. THIS EXAMPLE WAS THE FIRST MOTORIZED FIRE VEHICLE USED BY THE GLACE BAY, NS FIRE DEPT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1918, AND WAS THE ONLY PUMPER IN GLACE BAY UNTIL 1931, WHEN A 2ND TRUCK ACQ'D. (REF. 3). - Function
-
USED TO TRANSPORT FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL & EQ. TO SITE OF FIRE, AND TO PUMP AND DIRECT WATER ONTO FIRE. - Technical
-
TYPE 12 VEHICLE INTRODUCED IN 1911, THE FIRST MODEL TO USE A ROTARY GEAR PUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND A CHAIN DROVE THE POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS. A CRANK WAS NEEDED TO START THE MOTOR. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FITTED WITH SOLID RUBBER TIRES: IN 1931 PNEUMATIC TIRES WERE INSTALLED BY GLACE BAY FIRE FIRE DEPT., WHEN THE PUMPER WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS A 30 GALLON CHEMICAL TANK, 1200 FEET OF 2 1/2 INCH HOSE, A 12-FOOT ROOF LADDER, AND A 24-FOOT EXTENSION LADDER. THE TRUCK WAS LICENCED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1918 TO 1968, AND WAS IN WORKING ORDER WHEN ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM IN 1969. (REF. 3) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " GLACE BAY/ F.D. " & " NO. 1 " stencilled on truck.
- Missing
- SAID TO BE COMPLETE & OPERATIONAL IN 1969 WHEN ACQUIRED BY NMST. Restaured at NMST after aquisition
- Finish
- PAINTED RED THROUGHOUT
- Decoration
- LINED GOLD BORDERED WITH BLACK ON MOST BODY PANELS FOLLOWING SHAPE OF BODY PANEL
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American-LaFrance Fire Engine Co. of Canada Ltd., Fire engine, 1917, Artifact no. 1969.1308, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.1308.001/
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