Next item is a motorized hose/chemical from Beverly, MA FD. I'm fairly sure that this is a Kress on a White chassis. The back of the card contains the names of the crew, but nothing about the apparatus or even the city. I am sure it is a Beverly piece as I have other photo postcards of horsedrawn steam fire engines identified as Beverly FD that were posed in the same spot.
The image is by Fred D. Hagar of Peabody, MA.
The back of the card reads: Standing: J. Cressey, W. Croscup and ?
Seated: Bob Grant - Fred Spear - Bob Grant later Chief Grant
Circa 1914-1918
I do have accurate information in the Walker archives but cannot get at them at the moment due to a renovation project.
Last for now is this motorized hose/chemical from Peabody, MA. Photographer is Fred D. Hagar. Not sure of the manufacturer of this rig, probably Knox but I will post the right info when I get to the archives.
As an interesting aside, I have two copies of this card, both originals identifiable by the raised "Hagar" stamp. I always assumed that it was two copies of the same image, but today I noticed that in one card there is a uniformed driver and the gent in the fur cap next to him, in the next, it is just the gent in the fur cap. So much for my powers of observation.
[quote name='paulromano' post='136542' date='Aug 3 2007, 22:38 ']Next item is a motorized hose/chemical from Beverly, MA FD. I'm fairly sure that this is a Kress on a White chassis. The back of the card contains the names of the crew, but nothing about the apparatus or even the city. I am sure it is a Beverly piece as I have other photo postcards of horsedrawn steam fire engines identified as Beverly FD that were posed in the same spot.
The image is by Fred D. Hagar of Peabody, MA.
The back of the card reads: Standing: J. Cressey, W. Croscup and ?
Seated: Bob Grant - Fred Spear - Bob Grant later Chief Grant
Circa 1914-1918
I do have accurate information in the Walker archives but cannot get at them at the moment due to a renovation project.[/quote]
Nice photos! Thanks for posting. It's good to see some truely classic local stuff. This sure is a Beverly piece, that is the Briscoe School in the background which still stands today. I believe this piece is Combination 1 a 1915 White/Kress equipped with two 35 gallon chemical tanks, one of six Kress apparatus the city had bought during the early part of the century.
Would love to see more Beverly stuff if you have any.
OH BOY ! Someone better wet "Howie" down after those great additions to the thread...... I have a feeling "The Chief" might have a few more items in the attic for over viewing pleasure..... Welcome Chief........
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[quote name='WoburnLadder1' post='136299' date='Aug 2 2007, 22:22 '] Correct on the visits to Chelsea with 97 and 98.
We will be using that Ex Reading Engine-1/Ex Wakefield Engine-2 1979 Mack CF, when we get the title from Seagrave. Until this is done, we have NO spares. If you can believe this, we will put Engine-3 wherever the OOS piece is, and that company will use it. We then, if you can believe it, put the remaining 3 members of Engine-3, 1 being the captain and shift commander, in the back up ambulance Rescue-2. Chief doesnt believe in borrowing apparatus.
Welcome to Woburn.
The Tower, which was a 1987 Sutphen 65 ft Quint with a 440 Gallon tank, was junked by this same company in 2003, with Engine-4/ex engine-2, and Engine-6.
Lets hope we get that title soon!!!
Here a pic of the Tower.[/quote]
Hopefully, the title is on its way. As far as the truck being in tough shape, the engine was always in greenwood and never really came uptown to work. It has seen and pumped at some big fires. The truck in Reading was a spare and was only used a couple of times. It does need some slight work but Woburn's Mechanic will have it in great shape in no time.
Reading is using the Andover tower until further notice. It seems the current Ladder 1 was riding around with a rejection sticker on the windshield and is in need of some big repairs. Looks like a new ladder is on the horizon, mm 2 seagraves in 2 years....
Sandisfield ESU (I guess that's what one might call it). They've had it for a while now and I've never heard of them using it for whatever they might use it for.
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[quote name='paulromano' post='136544' date='Aug 3 2007, 22:45 ']Last for now is this motorized hose/chemical from Peabody, MA. Photographer is Fred D. Hagar. Not sure of the manufacturer of this rig, probably Knox but I will post the right info when I get to the archives.
As an interesting aside, I have two copies of this card, both originals identifiable by the raised "Hagar" stamp. I always assumed that it was two copies of the same image, but today I noticed that in one card there is a uniformed driver and the gent in the fur cap next to him, in the next, it is just the gent in the fur cap. So much for my powers of observation.
Image dates from early teens.[/quote]
Chief, you may want to clean your glasses, almost seems to me that the "gent" in the fur cap fills out his coat in a rather peculiar way there in the front, eh?
[quote name='Loot61' post='137212' date='Aug 5 2007, 21:55 ']Chief, you may want to clean your glasses, almost seems to me that the "gent" in the fur cap fills out his coat in a rather peculiar way there in the front, eh?
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Y'know, I had the same thought and examined both cards with the strongest glass that I could muster. I thought it could go either way so decided to err on the side of percentages. Your interpretation could very well be right. Good eyes!!
Essex MA Fire purchased the first Compac Demonstrator AND the second Compac Demonstrator. Both of these units were pretty much hand built at Continental's facility.
Beverly MA Fire purchased the First Compac to come off the assembly line (as opposed to demos). That piece carried the designation - Engine Six. It lasted until it was overtaken by serious rust problems - from the inside - out.
Regarding Ahrens-Foxes in Beverly MA - Beverly had the tractor-drawn Ahrens-Fox ladder truck Model J-S-17-44 - serial number 1229. Beverly also had two Ahrens-Fox 1000 gpm pumping engines with the famed silver ball on the front. Engine Three was a 1925 truck - Model N-S-4 and serial number 1643. Engine One was a 1929 Fox, Model N-S-2 - serial number 3369.
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