Scott,
I am now caught up.
Bruce
ROTHSVILLE
1959 Mack C-85F, canopy cab, 750/300, delivered 10/30/59, unusual paint scheme, serial #C85F1132. Retained by the company as an antique.
EAST PETERSBURG
1927 Biederman/Prospect Deluge Master Firefighter, open cab, 450 GPM, two chemical tanks, cost $5,475. By 1948, had a 200 gallon water tank. It was last used in 1972 during Hurricanne Agnes. It is still retained by the company as an antique.
1968 Seagrave, K-series, canopy cab, 1000/1000, cost $30,447 new. This was the first canopy cab ordered by the company. In 1983 it was refurbed by LTI for $14,738. It was sold to Reinerton (Schulkill County) in 1989 for $15,000.
Jamie – welcome to the board !
IRONVILLE
1946 American LaFrance, Type 600, 500/450, hybrid American LaFrance design, full 2 man cab, GMC truck cab, screened type mesh grill, delivered 10/26/46 at a cost of $7,791, sold to Cal Little-Hummelstown, PA in 1969 who re-sold to a collector in the Netherlands or France, this was Little’s first fire apparatus acquisition.
WOLMESDORF (From Al Powell’s files)
1933 Intl AL-3/Boyertown Body Works, remounted and rebuilt body from 1917 Martin-added 350 gpm Hale rotary-gear pump, two tank chemical system, no windshield, chemical hose basket on top of body, known as "Old Barney", at special co.meeting on 5-11-33 decided to rebuild-chassis purchased from Calvin P.Berger-local Intl dealer for $2060.50-subcontracted body work to Boyertown Body Works, delvd and housed in July,1933, open cab-windshield added, converted to booster system with reel on top of body, chassis had 1½-ton rating, 6 cylinder 1956 Mercury 292 motor, see A CENTURY OF VEHICLE CRAFTSMANSHIP-by Erminie Shaeffer Hafer-1972-Pg 114 for Boyertown delv photo, see AMERICAN FIRE ENGINES SINCE 1900-Walt McCall-1976-pg 145 for later photo, in early 80s retired from service-used as parade piece, in 3-85 sold to past chief John F.Schoener,Sr, in
2002 possibly in Gouglersville (Berks Co.) area
STEVENS
1951 Chevrolet 6400/Pirsch, full cab, 500/300. Housed 10/51, 3 stage high pressure pump with foam, model HP2L, ordered chassis from Martin & Metzler, body cost $6,300.
THORNDALE
1961 Ford C-800/National Foam, full cab, 750/750, gas motor, 5-speed manual transmission. It was housed in 8/61 at a cost of $17,000. Repainted LYW at Jerry’s Auto Body of Thorndale in 1979. James W. Rice was the fire chief and the owner of the body shop. It was sold in 1982 at a truck auction.
I am now caught up.
Bruce
ROTHSVILLE
1959 Mack C-85F, canopy cab, 750/300, delivered 10/30/59, unusual paint scheme, serial #C85F1132. Retained by the company as an antique.
EAST PETERSBURG
1927 Biederman/Prospect Deluge Master Firefighter, open cab, 450 GPM, two chemical tanks, cost $5,475. By 1948, had a 200 gallon water tank. It was last used in 1972 during Hurricanne Agnes. It is still retained by the company as an antique.
1968 Seagrave, K-series, canopy cab, 1000/1000, cost $30,447 new. This was the first canopy cab ordered by the company. In 1983 it was refurbed by LTI for $14,738. It was sold to Reinerton (Schulkill County) in 1989 for $15,000.
Jamie – welcome to the board !
IRONVILLE
1946 American LaFrance, Type 600, 500/450, hybrid American LaFrance design, full 2 man cab, GMC truck cab, screened type mesh grill, delivered 10/26/46 at a cost of $7,791, sold to Cal Little-Hummelstown, PA in 1969 who re-sold to a collector in the Netherlands or France, this was Little’s first fire apparatus acquisition.
WOLMESDORF (From Al Powell’s files)
1933 Intl AL-3/Boyertown Body Works, remounted and rebuilt body from 1917 Martin-added 350 gpm Hale rotary-gear pump, two tank chemical system, no windshield, chemical hose basket on top of body, known as "Old Barney", at special co.meeting on 5-11-33 decided to rebuild-chassis purchased from Calvin P.Berger-local Intl dealer for $2060.50-subcontracted body work to Boyertown Body Works, delvd and housed in July,1933, open cab-windshield added, converted to booster system with reel on top of body, chassis had 1½-ton rating, 6 cylinder 1956 Mercury 292 motor, see A CENTURY OF VEHICLE CRAFTSMANSHIP-by Erminie Shaeffer Hafer-1972-Pg 114 for Boyertown delv photo, see AMERICAN FIRE ENGINES SINCE 1900-Walt McCall-1976-pg 145 for later photo, in early 80s retired from service-used as parade piece, in 3-85 sold to past chief John F.Schoener,Sr, in
2002 possibly in Gouglersville (Berks Co.) area
STEVENS
1951 Chevrolet 6400/Pirsch, full cab, 500/300. Housed 10/51, 3 stage high pressure pump with foam, model HP2L, ordered chassis from Martin & Metzler, body cost $6,300.
THORNDALE
1961 Ford C-800/National Foam, full cab, 750/750, gas motor, 5-speed manual transmission. It was housed in 8/61 at a cost of $17,000. Repainted LYW at Jerry’s Auto Body of Thorndale in 1979. James W. Rice was the fire chief and the owner of the body shop. It was sold in 1982 at a truck auction.
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
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