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ALL DATA AS OF 1 MARCH 63 |
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CITY |
MAKE
OF |
YEAR BUILT |
HEIGHT (EXTENDED) |
YEAR |
TYPE OF PROPULSION |
METHOD OF HOIST |
YEAR MOTORIZED |
TYPE OF TRACTOR |
PLACED OUT OF SERVICE |
NOZZLE LOCATED AT |
ADDITIONAL NOTES & DATA |
B'HAM, ALA. |
SEAGRAVE |
1920 | 65' | 1920 | MOTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST. |
-- | -- | 1959 RESERVE |
FRONT | LOCATED AT F. D. SHOPS |
LOS ANGELES |
GORTER |
1905 | 65' | 1905 | HORSE DRAWN |
WATER MOTOR | 1921 | AM-LAFRANCE 2-WHEEL |
1958 RESERVE |
FRONT | MUSEUM PIECE
STORED AT FIRE STATION 12 |
LOS ANGELES |
AMERICAN |
1937 | 65' | 1937 | TRACTOR | HAND SPRING ASSIST | -- | -- | 1959 RESERVE |
REAR | SERVICE LADDER
WAS UNSUCCESSFUL LADDERS REMOVED-3 TURRETS INSTALLED |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | HALE | 1890 | 55' | 1890 | HORSE DRAWN |
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | 4-WHEEL | ? | ? | THE ONLY HALE ON WEST COAST |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | GORTER | 1901 | 75 | 1901 | HORSE DRAWN |
WATER MOTOR | ? | AHRENS
FOX 4-WHEEL |
STILL WORKING |
FRONT | GOOD FOR 60 MORE YEARS |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | GORTER | 1892 | 65 | 1892 | HORSE DRAWN |
WATER MOTOR | ? | KLEIBER 4-WHEEL |
RESERVE | FRONT | READY TO ROLL |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | GORTER BY UNION IRON CO. |
1926 | 35 | 1926 | MOTOR | WATER MOTOR | 1926 | MACK BULLDOG |
STILL WORKING |
FRONT | USED GORTER PATIENT & DESIGN |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | GORTER BY UNION IRON CO. |
1926 | 35 | 1926 | MOTOR | WATER MOTOR | 1926 | MACK BULLDOG |
RESERVE | FRONT | READY TO ROLL |
DENVER, COLO. | HALE | 1891 | 65 | 1891 | HORSE DRAWN |
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
NOT | -- | SCRAPPED 1906 |
REAR | OVERTURNED AT
FIRE. TOO MUCH PRESSURE |
H'FORD, CONN. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1903 | 65 | 1903 | HORSE DRAWN |
HAND SPRING ASSIST | 1911 | BRITISH AMERICAN |
1959 | REAR | GASOLINE
ENGINE POWERS THE ELECTRIC MOTORS ON DRIVE WHEELS |
ATLANTA, GA | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1904 | 65' | 1905 | HORSE DRAWN |
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1918 | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE 2-WHEEL |
SCRAPPED 1940 |
REAR | CHIEF JOYNER
BORROWED TOWER FROM MANUFACTURER TO FORCE COUNCIL INTO BUYING IT. |
CHICAGO, ILL | PETRIASHWORTH | 1881 | 50' | 1882 | HORSE DRAWN |
HAND RAISED | NOT | - | 1902 | REAR | FIRST MODERN WATER TOWER |
CHICAGO, ILL | CHAMPION | 1895 | ? | 1895 | HORSE DRAWN |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
NOT | - | 1920'S | ? | CITY WHERE THIS RIG WAS INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED |
CHICAGO, ILL |
SEAGRAVE |
1916 | 65' | 1916 | MOTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | SEAGRAVE 2-WHEEL |
1960 | FRONT | CROWS NEST AT 40 FEET |
CHICAGO, ILL | SEAGRAVE | 1920 | 65' | 1920 | HORSE DRAWN |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | SEAGRAVE 2-WHEEL |
RESERVE | FRONT | CROWS NEST AT 40 FEET |
CHICAGO, ILL | SEAGRAVE | 1927 | 65' | 1928 | HORSE DRAWN |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | SEAGRAVE 2-WHEEL |
1960 | FRONT | CROWS NEST AT 40 FEET |
IN'POLIS, IND. | CHAMPION | ? | 75' | 1895 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1915 | SEAGRAVE 2-WHEEL |
1945 | FRONT | RESERVED IN
1927, SCRAPPED IN 1945 |
IN'POLIS, IND. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1925 | 65' | 1927 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
- | ALFCO TYPE 651 |
RESERVE | REAR | 3 PC. MAST EXTENDED BY HAND, TURRETS REMOVED & PLACED ON TURRET TRUCK. |
L'VILLE, KY. | HALE | 1892 | 55' | 1893 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1914 | MACK
2WHEEL "TRI-POD" |
IN SERVICE | REAR | 1936 4-WHEEL
TRACTOR SUBSTITUTED 1944 CHEVY TRACTOR SUBSTITUTED & RIG REPAINTED |
NEW O, LA. | HALE | 1890 | 65' | ? | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1919 | ALFCO 2-WHEEL |
RESERVE | FRONT | ANOTHER OLD TIMER WHICH DID'NT GIVE UP. |
NEW O, LA. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1914 | 65' | 1914 | MOTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | ALFCO TYPE 30 |
1951 | FRONT | - |
BALTO., MD. | HALE | 1890 | 55' | 1890 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1916 | CHRISTIE | 1957 | REAR | MACK 1933
TRACTOR AND REBUILT SHOPS TRIED TO MODERNIZE IN 1956 BUT SCRAPPED IT. |
BALTO., MD. |
AMERICAN |
1898 | 61' | 1899 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1916 | CHRISTIE | RESERVE | REAR | MACK 1933
TRACTOR & REBUILT SOLID CONNECTION TO MAST |
BOSTON, MASS. | GREENLEAF | 1882 | 50' | 1882 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | DESTROYED AT FIRE |
N.A. | FIRST WATER TOWER DESTROYED IN ACTION - 1889 |
BOSTON, MASS. | HALE | 1890 | 55' | 1890 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | BRITISH AMERICAN |
IN SERVICE | REAR | 1927 TRACTOR
T-17 ALFCO, 1951 MACK TRACTOR NOW HAS NEW ALFCO TRACTOR. |
BOSTON, MASS. | HALE | 1890 | 65' | 1893 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | BRITISH AMERICAN |
IN SERVICE | REAR | 1928 TRACTOR
J-17 ALFCO, 1950 MACK TRACTOR, NOW HAS 1941 ALFCO TRACTOR |
BOSTON, MASS. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1903 | 65' | 1903 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | BRITISH AMERICAN |
STRUCK BY STREETCAR |
REAR | 1928 TRACTOR T-17 ALFCO |
BOSTON, MASS. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1912 | 65' | 1912 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
? | BRITISH AMERICAN |
RESERVE | REAR | 1927 T-17 ALFCO 1950 RPL. W/1946 CHEVROLET TRACTOR |
LAWRENCE, MASS. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1905 | 65' | 1905 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
NOT | - | SOLD TO MUSEUM |
REAR | IN SERVICE TILL
1961 TOWED BY TRUCK WHEN NEEDED AT FIRES |
LOWELL, MASS. | HALE | 1889 | 55' | 1889 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
NOT | - | SOLD TO MUSEUM |
REAR | IN SERVICE TILL
1950 TOWED BY TRUCK WHEN NEEDED AT FIRES |
SP'FIELD, MASS. | CHAMPION | 1893 | 65' | 1894 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1911 | KNOX- MARTIN |
SOLD FOR DRILL RIG |
REAR | ONE OF FIRST TO
BE MOTORIZED. REPLACED BY 1924 AUTOCAR TRACTOR |
W'CESTER, MASS. | SEAGRAVE | 1907 | 65' | 1907 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
NOT | - | SOLD FOR DRILL RIG |
REAR | IN SERVICE TILL
1956 TOWED BY TRUCK WHEN NEEDED AT FIRES |
DETROIT, MICH. | CHAMPION | 1893 | 65'or75' | 1893 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | 1924 | REAR | FIRST CHAMPION
WATER TOWER |
DETROIT, MICH. | SEAGRAVE | 1924 | 65' | 1924 | MOTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | 1953 | FRONT | - |
M'POLIS, MINN. | HALE | 1891 | 55' | 1891 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1926 | 1913
NOTT 2-WHEEL |
1946 | FRONT | - |
ST. PAUL, MINN. | EUREKA | 1885 | 50' | 1888 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC RAISE | NOT | - | 1913 | REAR | THE FIRST
HYDRAULIC WATER TOWER, ONLY ONE MADE |
ST. PAUL, MINN. | SEAGRAVE | 1917 | 65' | 1917 | MOTOR | HAND SPRING ASSIST | - | - | RESERVE NOT USED |
FRONT | THE FIRST SEAGRAVE MOTOR DRIVEN WATER TOWER |
KAN.CITY, MO. | HALE | 1888 | ? | 1890 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | ? | REAR | THE FIRST HALE
MADE FOR MILWAUKEE, BUT NOT ACCEPTED |
KAN.CITY, MO. | HALE | 1889 | 65' | 1890 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | KNOX 2-WHEELED |
1942 | REAR | HOME CITY OF THE HALE TOWER |
ST.JOS., MO. | HALE | 1891 | 55' | 1891 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | ALFCO T-17 |
IN SERVICE |
REAR | HAS 1943 GMC TRACTOR REVERSED TRAILER WHEN ALFCO TRACTORIZED |
ST.LOUIS, MO. | HALE | 1889 | 55' | 1889 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1927 | CHRISTIE | 1948 | REAR | 1931 BULLDOG
MACK TRACTOR, REBUILT ENTIRE RIG-MADE DUPLEX TOWER. |
ST.LOUIS, MO. | CHAMPION | 1896 | 65' | 1896 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1928 | PIERCE- ARROW |
1954 | FRONT | REBUILT RIG -
MADE INTO DUPLEX, APPLIED HYDRAULIC HOIST |
OMAHA, NEB. | HALE | 1888 | 55' | 1888 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1918 | ? | IN SERVICE |
REAR | HAS 1938 DODGE
TRUCK RIG COMPLETELY REVAMPED EXCEPT NOZZLE |
ALT.CITY, N.J. | ALFCO HOSE TOWER - TURR. |
1926 | 32' | 1926 | MOTOR | HAND RAISED | - | - | IN SERVICE |
FRONT | HAS SAME TYPE RAISE AS THE GREENLEAF WATER TOWERS |
JERSEY CITY, N.J. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1934 | 65' | 1934 | MOTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | INACTIVE RESERVE |
FRONT | - |
NEWARK, N.J. | CHAMPION | 1905 | 65' | 1905 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1918 | WHITE | UPSET AT DRILL 1935 |
FRONT | - |
NEWARK, N.J. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1936 | 65' | 1936 | MOTOR | HAND
SPRING RAISED |
- | - | SCRAPPED 1958 |
FRONT | THE MOST POWERFUL WATER TOWER EVER MANUFACTURED |
TRENTON, N.J. | GREENLEAF | 1882 | 50' | AFTER 1900 |
HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | SCRAPPED 1930's |
REAR | THIS WAS IN SERVICE IN NEW YORK CITY UNTIL 1900 |
ALBANY, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1927 | 65' | 1927 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
- | ALFCO T-651 |
RESERVE | REAR | 3 PC. MAST EXTENDED BY HAND NEEDED FOUR HUSKY MEN |
BUFFALO, N.Y. | HALE | 1889 | 55' | 1889 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1916 | ALFCO T-31 |
1951 | FRONT | SCRAPPED ABOUT 1953 |
BUFFALO, N.Y. | CHAMPION | 1907 | 75' | 1907 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1916 | ALFCO T-31 |
1947 | FRONT | WRECKED BY STREETCAR CRASH |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | GREENLEAF | 1878 | 50' | 1879 LOAN |
HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | - | - | RESERVE 1890 |
N.A. | LOANED FOR
SEVERAL YEARS OFFICIALLY IN SERVICE IN 1881 REPLACED BY HALE TOWER |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | GREENLEAF | 1883 | 50' | 1884 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | - | - | 1900 | N.A. | 2ND GREENLEAF
HAS F.D.N.Y. MODIFICATIONS. FIRST TOWER WITH TURRET GUN. |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | HALE | 1890 | 55' | 1890 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
- | - | 1900 | REAR | F.D.N.Y.'s FIRST HALE TOWER |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | HALE | 1892 | 65' | 1892 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | ? | ? | REAR | - |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | CHAMPION | 1894 | 65' | 1895 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | - | - | WRECKED
BY WALL 1902 |
FRONT | BOUGHT BY
BK'LYN F.D. TAKEN INTO THE F.D.N.Y. SERVICE IN THE 1889 CONSOLIDATION. |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1895 | 65' | 1895 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1911 | COUPLE GEAR |
1957 | REAR | WATER TOWER USE
DISCONTINUED BY F.D.N.Y. DURING MARCH 1957. |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1898 | 65' | 1898 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | GARFORD | 1957 | REAR | - |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1900 | 65' | 1900 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | WALTER | 1957 | REAR | - |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC | 1904 | 65' | 1904 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
? | WALTER | 1957 | REAR | - |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | SEAGRAVE | 1907 | 65' | 1907 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
? | WALTER | 1957 | REAR | - |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1910 | 65' | 1910 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC | 1911 | COUPLE GEAR |
1957 | REAR | WRECKED BY FALLING WALL IN 1941. |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1922 | 65' | 1922 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC | - | ALFCO T-651 |
1957 | REAR | - |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | SEAGRAVE | 1928 | 65' | 1928 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC | - | - | 1959 | REAR | ONLY HYDRAULIC
SEAGRAVE TOWER EVER MADE. LATER MODIFIED BY FIRE DEPT SHOPS. |
NEW YORK, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1930 | 65' | 1930 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC | - | - | 1959 | REAR | MODIFIED WITH FWD HOIST FOR FASTERS RISE OF ANY WATER TOWER. |
ROCHESTER, N.Y. | CHAMPION | 1901 | 65' | 1901 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | 1904 PUT IN RESERVE1927 |
FRONT | WRECKED AT FIRE AND REPAIRED BY FIRE DEPT SHOPS. |
ROCHESTER, N.Y. | CHAMPION | 1904 | 65' | 1904 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | 1927 | FRONT | USED AS FIRST RESPONSE WATER TOWER. |
ROCHESTER, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1926 | 65' | 1927 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
- | ALFCO T-651 |
WRECKED
AT FIRE 1927 |
REAR | 3 PIECE MAST (SEE NOTE ON ALBANY RIG) |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. | HALE | 1892 | 55' | 1892 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
WORLD WAR I |
ALFCO T-651 |
REPLACED IN 1924 | FRONT | CAUSE FOR REPLACING RIG NOT KNOWN. |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1924 | 65' | 1924 | ALFCO
T-31 TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
1959 | 1925 SEAGRAVE |
IN RESERVE |
REAR | CONVERTED BY SANFORD FIRE ENGINE FACTORY, SYRACUSE. |
TROY, N.Y. | SEAGRAVE & F.D.SHOPS |
1924 | 50' | 1946 | TRACTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | 1924 SEAGRAVE |
IN RESERVE |
REAR | CONVERTED
AERIAL NOZZLES AT 35 & 50 FEET INSTALLED TWO TURRET GUNS |
UTICA, N.Y. | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1927 | 65' | 1928 | TRACTOR | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
- | ALFCO T-651 |
1957 | REAR | STRIPPED AND SOLD TO A JUNKIE |
FARGO., N.D. | ALFCO & FD SHOPS | 1917 | 33' | 1951 | TRACTOR | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | 1917 ALFCO |
IN SERVICE |
REAR | CONVERTED 1917 AERIAL - INSTALLED ALUMINUM MAST, PIPE, GEARS & HOIST BY FARGO F.D. |
CINN., OHIO | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1896 | 65' | 1898 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1917 | AHRENS
FOX 4-WHEELS |
STREETCAR WRECK 1945 |
REAR | C.F.D. INSTALLED 4 ADDITIONAL TURRET GUNS TO MAKE THIS A FIRE FIGHTING FORTRESS. |
CINN., OHIO | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1896 | 55' | 1898 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1917 | AHRENS
FOX 4-WHEELS |
1958 | REAR | CONVERTED SIMILAR TO FIRST TOWER WITH DUPLEX MAST NOZZLE ADDED. |
C'LAND, OHIO | CHAMPION | 1894 | 65' | 1894 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | WRECKED
AT FIRE 1906 |
REAR | USED WITH OTHER RIG LATER TO MAKE NEW WATER TOWER. |
C'LAND, OHIO | CHAMPION | 1907 | 65' | 1907 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | ? | PEERLESS | 1939 | FRONT | COMBINED PARTS OF BOTH TO MAKE A NEW WATER TOWER - DATE UNKNOWN. |
C'BUS, OHIO | CHAMPION | 1895 | 65' | 1895 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | ABOUT 1917 |
FRONT | - |
DAYTON, OHIO | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1897 | 65' | 1897 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
NOT | - | ABOUT 1918 |
REAR | - |
TOLEDO, OHIO | CHAMPION | 1897 | 65' | 1897 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1915 | CHRISTIE | AFTER 1953 |
REAR | NOW IN THE HANDS OF AN ANTIQUE COLLECTOR. |
OKLA.CITY, OKL | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1907 | 65' | 1907 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
1922 | ALFCO T-31 |
1950 | FRONT | - |
TULSA, OKL | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1918 | 65' | 1918 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | ALFCO T-31 |
? | FRONT | - |
PHILA., PA | HALE | 1894 | 65' | 1894 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1914 | CHRISTIE | 1946 | REAR | THE FIRST 3 PIECE MAST CONVERTED IN 1913 WITH ALFCO T-31 TRACTOR. |
PHILA., PA | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1912 | 65' | 1912 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
1912 | COUPLE GEAR |
1947 | REAR | CONVERTED WITH 1923 SEAGRAVE FOUR WHEEL TRACTOR. |
PHILA., PA | AMERICAN LA-FRANCE CO |
1924 | 65' | 1924 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1925 | SEAGRAVE 2-WHEEL |
1950 | REAR | CONVERTED WITH 1924 ALFCO TRACTOR BEFORE RETIREMENT. |
PITT., PA | CHAMPION | 1901 | 65' | 1901 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | ? | ALFCO 1918 T-551 |
1938 | REAR | - |
PITT., PA | ALFCO
HOSE TOWER-TURR. |
1902 | 22' | 1902 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | 1925 | ALFCO T-31 |
IN SERVICE |
N.A. | FIRST OF ITS
KIND. CONVERTED TO RED CHASSIS BY P.F.D. SHOPS IN 1938 FOUGHT FIRE IN LATE 1962. |
PITT., PA | ALFCO
HOSE TOWER-TURR. |
1925 | 32' | 1926 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND RAISED | - | - | INACTIVE RESERVE |
N.A. | ASSIGNED TO
BUSY ENGINE CO. AS A HOSE WAGON. USED IN HIGH VALUE DISTRICT. |
PROV., R.I. | CHAMPION | 1893 | 65' | 1893 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | 1924 | REAR | - - |
PROV., R.I. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1924 | 65' | 1924 | ALFCO T-651 |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | 1942 | FRONT | THE LAST
AMERICAN AUTOMATIC MANUFACTURED. ONLY ONE WITH 4 WHEEL TRACTOR. |
KNOX., TENN | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1909 | 65' | 1909 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
? | ALFCO T-31 |
STATUS UNKNOWN |
FRONT | - |
MEMPHIS, TENN | HALE | 1890 | 65' | 1891 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
1918 | ALFCO T-31 |
IN SERVICE |
REAR | T-31 TRACTOR IN
? MODERNIZED CROWS NEST CONVERTED BY PIRSCH IN 1957. |
DALLAS, TEX | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
? | 65' | ? | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | 1960 | FRONT | NOT USED MUCH FOR FIRE FIGHTING |
HOUSTON, TEX | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1912 | 65' | 1912 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
1923 | ALFCO T-31 |
IN SERVICE |
FRONT | COMPLETELY REFURBISHED RECENTLY |
NORFOLK, VA | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1923 | 65' | 1924 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | 1955 | FRONT | - |
RICHMOND, VA | SEAGRAVE | 1922 | 65' | 1922 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | RETIRED RESERVE |
FRONT | - |
ROANOKE, VA | SEAGRAVE | 1919 | 65' | 1919 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | IN SERVICE |
FRONT | COMPLETELY REFURBISHED BY R.F.D. |
SEATTLE, WASH | CHAMPION | ? | 65' | ? | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED |
1915 | SEAGRAVE | 1951 | FRONT | - |
M'KEE, WISC | HALE | 1891 | 55' | 1891 | HORSE DRAWN | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE |
? | SEAGRAVE | IN SERVICE |
REAR | F.D. CONVERSION
IN 1951. MAST NOW 51 FEET-SOLID CONNECTION TO TOWER. SEMI TRAILER PIRSCH. |
WASH., D.C. | CHAMPION | 1900 | 75' | 1901 | HORSE DRAWN | HAND RAISED | NOT | - | 1930 | FRONT | - - |
WASH., D.C. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1922 | 75' | 1922 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | 1952 | FRONT | - |
WASH., D.C. | AMERICAN AUTOMATIC |
1932 | 65' | 1932 | 2
WHEEL TRACTOR |
HAND
SPRING ASSIST |
- | - | 1956 | FRONT | THE LAST SEAGRAVE WATER TOWER MANUFACTURED. |
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