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Philly and Camden had this as well as plywood over the open cabs. It was there attempts at what FDNY made in the the WAGON COVER. I never saw a photo yet of a tarp over it BUT sure if the tarp was in use, someone MIGHT not have wanted to been around with a camera in the area either...
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I'll have to check, but I think there might be a picture of a Philly engine with tarp in Walt McCall's book. I need to find the book first.
*Edit- found the book. Page 327, bottom left. Picture of a engine with a wooden pole structure, but not the tarp picture I was looking for. Caption does describe that the structure exists for a tarp. Lots of in-house modifications in those days for crew protection.
Philly and Camden had this as well as plywood over the open cabs. It was there attempts at what FDNY made in the the WAGON COVER. I never saw a photo yet of a tarp over it BUT sure if the tarp was in use, someone MIGHT not have wanted to been around with a camera in the area either...
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I'll have to check, but I think there might be a picture of a Philly engine with tarp in Walt McCall's book. I need to find the book first.
*Edit- found the book. Page 327, bottom left. Picture of a engine with a wooden pole structure, but not the tarp picture I was looking for. Caption does describe that the structure exists for a tarp. Lots of in-house modifications in those days for crew protection.
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