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Howe - Aaronw - 12-29-2016 So down in the Fire Service General Discussion I mentioned a lack of Howe Fire Apparatus in the library. As they say put up or shut up... I can't do anything about getting a book on Howe published but maybe we can get the company a little attention here. An abridged history taken from Walter McCall's American Fire Engine Manufacturers: The Howe Engine Company was founded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1872 building piston and rotary pumps including one powered by horses walking in a circle around the pumper. by 1900 Howe was building horse drawn, gasoline engine powered pumpers, and they built their first automotive piece of fire apparatus in 1907. In 1917 the company moved to Anderson, Indiana and changed their name to the Howe Fire Apparatus Company. Howe received substantial contracts building fire apparatus for the US Military in both World Wars, building more than 100 during WW1 and nearly 1000 during WW2. As a Midwest builder Howe decided it needed a gateway into the East and West coast markets which led to the company buying Oren of Virginia in 1961 and Coast in California in 1965. Howe remained a family owned business until Grumman purchased the company in 1976. Grumman continued to use the Howe name on apparatus built in the Anderson factory, until closing that facility in 1980. The name continued for a few more years in the old Oren factory, but was discontinued sometime in the early 1980s. Howe - Aaronw - 12-29-2016 I don't have a lot of Howe apparatus to offer This one was being used by the Fresno City College Fire Academy in 2007 Howe is best known as a builder of affordable commercial chassis rigs, but they did dabble in custom chassis frequently relying on Duplex. International's CO-8190 was another popular option. IH CO-8190 / Howe 1000gpm? (4 discharges), unknown tank size or year. The black and yellow California license plate would make it no later than 1969. Howe - Aaronw - 12-29-2016 IH / Howe Mariposa County Fire Department 1250gpm, unknown tank size although I suspect 700-800 gallons. I'm guessing this one was built in the later years between Grumman taking over and the name fading from history as it has a different style of name plate (next post). Howe - Aaronw - 12-29-2016 Same engine from the back, note the simple rectangular Howe name plate in the lower right corner Howe - Juice - 12-30-2016 Mill Township Fire Department Marion, Grant County, Indiana 1978 Ford LTS9000/Howe 750/2000 This photo is post-refurb, it was originally "Howe Yellow" and designated "Unit 2", after the refurbish and a new numbering system this truck became Tanker 54. This is the only photo I can find of it right off hand post-refurb and prior to disposal, so credit goes to Frank Wegloski. Howe - Juice - 12-30-2016 Mill Township Fire Department Marion, Grant County, Indiana 1972 Ford C/Howe 750/1000 Previously Unit 1, and then Engine 53 for a few years prior to disposal. The Howe factory was about 25 minutes from here in Anderson, so there were/are Howes all over the place here. Photo credit Bruce Neal Howe - OPEN CAB MACK - 12-30-2016 Howe also built bodies on the Mack MB chassis for Mack due to backlogs in Allentown at the Mack plant. Howe - Aaronw - 12-30-2016 Howe built quite a few small pumpers and brush trucks on Willys chassis. Many were marketed as small industrial pumpers and included unusual features like tanks with an easily removable top so it could be supplied by a bucket brigade. 1959 Willys Jeep FC170 / Howe 500gpm, 200gal Parma Heights, OH Photographer unknown, Howe factory photo Howe - wfdstation42 - 12-31-2016 Here is mine. A 1964 IH Howe purchased new by the National Park Service. Served its entire life at the Everglades National Park in Florida. It currently sits in my garage undergoing a lengthy restoration. <a class="bbc_url" href="http://s196.photobucket.com/user/wfdstation42/media/1964%20International/P1010008_zpsr3z2gg7u.jpg.html"></a> Howe - GA_Dave - 12-31-2016 Engine 2, Barnesville, GA (retired) 1978 Mack MB/Howe 1000/750 Howe - GA_Dave - 12-31-2016 Engine 12, Moon Township, PA (retired) 1977 Ford C/Howe-Grumman 750/1250 Howe - GA_Dave - 12-31-2016 Engine 236, Dayton, TN (retired) 1966 GMC L-5500/Howe 1000/500 Howe - GA_Dave - 12-31-2016 Engine 78-1, Sardis, PA (retired) 1969 Ford C/Howe 1250/750 Howe - taurudak - 12-31-2016 Rescue HC of Ashley, PA once had this 1967 GMC/Howe 750/500 as Eng 1. Howe - taurudak - 12-31-2016 Belleville, PA had this 1965 International/Howe 750/750 as Eng 241. Howe - taurudak - 12-31-2016 Laflin, PA Eng 3 was a 1975 International/Howe 750/500. Howe - taurudak - 12-31-2016 Gamber, MD Eng 132 was once a 1965 International/Howe 1000/500. Howe - taurudak - 12-31-2016 Peerless EC of Maywood, NJ Eng 19 was a 1976 Duplex/Howe 1250/500. Howe - GA_Dave - 01-01-2017 Engine 41, Highway 58 FD, Harrison, TN (retired) 1978 Mack MB/Howe 1250/750 #15427 Howe - GA_Dave - 01-01-2017 Engine 4, Grapeville, PA (retired) 1971 Ford C/Howe 1000/500 |