[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.
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.
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