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    American Musuem of Firefighting.

    Been a bit since I have shared a Fire Rig photo fest with the board, so I figured we were due.
    On October 6, a good friend and I took a ride up to Hudson NY to the American Museum of Firefighting, a truly amazing place for any one with an interest in Firefighting or Apparatus to see.

    An International Car-Mar Tanker with Bumper Pumper set up.

    This tanker has a Cincinnati Cab

    An ex-WWII Military truck converted for brush duty.

    Old Number 5 in life, a classic Ahrens Fox Piston Pumper.

    Long before they gave the world Engine 51, Ward LaFrance built this rescue-salvage unit for Somers NY, which is considered the birth place of the circus.

    Before the 700 series, ALF made the JOX, which had limited success and was offered as ladder mainly, although at least one tanker was made that I am aware of.
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    A classic ALF, looks like the signature models version.

    An ALF 900 salvage unit.

    Another American LaFrance rig.

    A 700 series ALF open cab.

    A classic straight chassis City Service tiller.


    This Seagrave TDA once served Rye NY

    An Ahrens Fox City Service rig.


    More to come as time permits!
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    • #3
      Awesome picture👍👍👍 The last time I was there was in the late 70s, or very early 80s with my dad. I remember in one of the display cases, there was a replica of the Franklin square & Munsen fire house and their vehicles. If I remember correctly they were lime green colored trucks. Don’t know if they still have that set up anymore.

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      • #4
        As always thank you Brian for taking us with to these museums; parades. musters, etc.
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        • #5
          Fun to visit the museum with you Brian, thanks for taking the time for photos to share with us.
          Doug

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          • #6
            The old life net, interesting fact to learn there was even from a second story most people who jumped into the nets missed.

            A Seagrave 65 Ft ladder.

            A horse draw tiller.

            Note the tillerman's seat location.

            And the turn table.

            I suspect the Citizens Hose Company repainted this Seagrave into yellow.

            You don't see many Auto-Car based rigs.


            More to come soon, but I'm off to teach Firefighters now!
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            • #7
              I'm glad you guys are enjoying the tour, so I figure I have a few minutes and we can continue along.

              Mattydale NY may not be the first town you think of in the Empire State, but they left a lasting impression on the fire service through out North America.

              They are the ones that invented the Mattydale load which they retrofitted the above rig with that idea, this is now pretty much standard to see cross lay hose beds above the pump on an engine.

              A C model Mack with a pumper on the back!

              And a B model Mack.

              A bucket brigade wagon. Some communities had rig to carry all the buckets, other required home owners to each have like two buckets and respond on an alarm with them.



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              • #8
                There is an amazing collection of Hand Pumpers.






                Hose Carts




                Old Ladder Truck



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                  Only more impressive then the Hand Pumpers was the Steamer collection, the majority of Steamers where melted down during WWII for scrap so seeing the number present is sure impressive.








                  A Chemical Cart.


                  More to come, as time permits as I have been running ragged lately.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Brian49 View Post
                    Only more impressive then the Hand Pumpers was the Steamer collection, the majority of Steamers where melted down during WWII for scrap so seeing the number present is sure impressive.








                    A Chemical Cart.


                    More to come, as time permits as I have been running ragged lately.
                    Great pictures and interesting one`s that you show us here!

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                    • #11
                      Brian - interesting to see the one for the NY School for the Deaf - and as we often tell Sammy - take care and be safe!

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                      • #12
                        Some amazing stuff there! Thanks for the tour Captain Elliot
                        KMG-365

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                        • #13
                          Yeah, another great tour of some wonderful fire engines and apparatus....I can see I need to add that museum to my bucket list! Love the converted-to-brush truck in the first series with all the Indian backpack pumps on the sideboard.

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                            A Fire sleigh, Santa would be proud!


                            Another Hand Pumper


                            Another Brush Rig for Blair, this one with our old friend Smokey on the door.


                            A Long Island Stump Jumper!


                            The business end of a Ford C / FMC.
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                              The amount of antique equipment and artifacts is impressive too.

                              A rattle that would be used by the Night Watchman to alert the town folks of a fire.


                              Leather buckets complete with family names on them.


                              Old helmets galore.



                              The bed was commonly the most valued item in colonel homes so most firefighters carried a Bed Key to quickly take the bed apart.


                              Wooden Water main.


                              Fire marks, from an era when you displayed a mark for proof of insurance in order to assure the FF's would put your fire out.


                              Bugles


                              Long before SCBA was this Smoke Mask set up where one FF would operate a foot pump while the other went in.


                              Old school wooden hydrant replica.


                              Lanterns used by the night watchman to light his way, and lite the street lamps of the day.


                              That pretty much wraps up the tour.
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