I'm not at all sure what to make of this pic. The slide has Downington written on it, but the rig is lettered for Hershey. Any ideas on this one? Mattson Collection
Scott,
I had to do some digging on this to prove what I thought when I first saw your post.
Originally purchased new by the Radnor Fire Comapny of Wayne (Delaware County, PA)
1940 Chevrolet field piece, full cab, 200/150, Hale HHB rotary pump, possible Hale body, it was sold to the Alert Fire Company (Chester County, PA) on 3/29/55 for $1,000. It was sold by Alert in 1970 to Bill Harrison of East Brandywine Township who was a used car dealer. Mr. Harrison took the truck to the Manhiem Auto Auction to be resold. It went through at least four private collectors after it left Alert. One of the last of which was Hope Emerich of Hershey, PA. She bought it out of a junk yard and painted it with Hershey on the door. It was never in the Hershey FD. By 1994 it was owned by Bruce Stegner & Herb Barber of Franklin Square, NY. They repainted it. Still there today I believe.
Bruce
Scott,
I had to do some digging on this to prove what I thought when I first saw your post.
Originally purchased new by the Radnor Fire Comapny of Wayne (Delaware County, PA)
1940 Chevrolet field piece, full cab, 200/150, Hale HHB rotary pump, possible Hale body, it was sold to the Alert Fire Company (Chester County, PA) on 3/29/55 for $1,000. It was sold by Alert in 1970 to Bill Harrison of East Brandywine Township who was a used car dealer. Mr. Harrison took the truck to the Manhiem Auto Auction to be resold. It went through at least four private collectors after it left Alert. One of the last of which was Hope Emerich of Hershey, PA. She bought it out of a junk yard and painted it with Hershey on the door. It was never in the Hershey FD. By 1994 it was owned by Bruce Stegner & Herb Barber of Franklin Square, NY. They repainted it. Still there today I believe.
Bruce
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region