Baltimore City Fire Department

[Guest]

Here's noted fire apparatus historian Curt Elie standing next to the turntable. The ladder was raised to vertical and then the crew attached large iron turning bars to the a rim on the turntable. Like the capstan on a sailing ship used for raising the anchor the turntable was turned manually to position the ladder facing the building; then it was lowered to provide aerial access to the structure.



On the turntable can be seen the hydraulic oil tank and the brass lifting cylinders.



Phil, Bklyn.