Keystone State Relics

[Frank B]

Seen on the road, Numidia PA Columbia County



1973 Oren

Pierce refirb



I wounder why a good vehicle like this would be left to rust.

It could be used by another company

[Frank B]

1924 ALF triple Combination

Willow Grove FD



in service untill 1950s

750gpm



This was one of three trucks ordered by Boston FD, they only took two.

This truck was then sold to Willow Grove



GAFFA muster 2009

[Frank B]

1924 ALF triple Combination

Willow Grove FD

[Frank B]

1924 ALF triple Combination

Willow Grove FD

[Frank B]

East Lansdowne Mack B-75



showed up with George & Bill! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/BananaMan.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



GAFFA muster

[Frank B]

East Lansdowne Mack B-75

rear

[Frank B]

A different vehicle, 1970 Dodge Power Wagon

built by Amerind Mac Kissic Inc.

This truck is 4x4 and the body resembles Hahn style construction, with exception to the Diamond plate trim around the bottom of the body.

[Frank B]

Amerind MacKissic Inc



Built 3rd party lawn mower/Tractor attachments for John Deer and other vehicles.

The Amerind division split, and now is with PemFab Inc (Rancocas NJ)

Amerind builds Explosives Trucks.

[Frank B]

Camden Fire Fighter Joel Bain has given this very nice American LaFrance a new home.

It is from Upper Darby Township (station #5) Primos Secane Westbrook Park (the name of three small communitys in Upper Darby)

E-50 was this 1984 ALF foam unit 1500gpm ALF 300gal Foam unit

[Guest]

[quote name='Frank B' post='333439' date='Sep 1 2009, 14:35 ']Newton-Ransom Twp Fire Department

Lackawanna County[/quote]

Owned By Joe DeAngelis.

[Guest]

[quote name='Frank B' post='333459' date='Sep 1 2009, 16:24 ']Camden Fire Fighter Joel Bain has given this very nice American LaFrance a new home.

It is from Upper Darby Township (station #5) Primos Secane Westbrook Park (the name of three small communitys in Upper Darby)

E-50 was this 1984 ALF foam unit 1500gpm ALF 300gal Foam unit[/quote]

You forget the 200 gallon water tank.

[theunknowncomic]

[quote name='Frank B' post='333445' date='Sep 1 2009, 15:24 ']1924 ALF triple Combination

Willow Grove FD



in service untill 1950s

750gpm



This was one of three trucks ordered by Boston FD, they only took two.

This truck was then sold to Willow Grove



GAFFA muster 2009[/quote]it was refurbed in 1990 at the american la france service center in throop,pa

[Frank B]

Chech this out

Christopher Company built rescue trucks for Washington Fire Co Conshohocken,PA Montgomery County

and Oakmont (Haverford) Delaware county

Any one here of this company? I never did! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Frank B]

Oakmont Ford C Christopher

[Guest]

[engine216]

[quote name='Frank B' post='333230' date='Aug 31 2009, 12:35 ']Upland Fire Co

Delaware County Station 57



1934 Hale IH

this truck was sold to Oberlin PA (Dauphin County)



unknown photographer Dave Bowen??



Black/White by D Adelman[/quote]



Frank the Upland engine was not sold to the Oberlin Fire Company. The Oberlin engine I have listed as a 1935 International and also have this qoute from their history in 2003.



"As the community grew and property valuation increased, the chemical wagon became obsolete. Firemen, to keep abreast of the times, voted in 1936 to purchase a pumper. The 500-gallon pumper arrived in Oberlin on December 17th, 1936, in time to become the firemen’s Christmas present to their town. It is still in use as an auxiliary piece after more then 65 years of faithful service."



There are some very visual differences in the two pieces, larger headlights on the Upland piece, siren is on the driver's side fender of the Oberlin piece, warning lights on fenders of Oberlin piece, the ladder on the Upland piece is on the passenger'side, where the ladder on the Oberlin piece is on the driver's side.



It currently resides in the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

[FDSafetyMentor]

[quote name='Frank B' post='333669' date='Sep 2 2009, 18:14 ']Chech this out

Christopher Company built rescue trucks for Washington Fire Co Conshohocken,PA Montgomery County

and Oakmont (Haverford) Delaware county

Any one here of this company? I never did! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]







There is a nice history of the Chistopher Company at the following website:

[url="http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/c/christopher/christopher.htm"]http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/c/christopher/christopher.htm[/url]



According to that information "Only a single Christopher-bodied vehicle, a 1964 GMC rescue truck, is known to exist."



Does anyone know where that 1964 GMC is and what it looks like? Photo?



Good find, thanks for posting Frank!

[Frank B]

Garden City PA Delaware County station #65

[Frank B]

Greencastle PA

American IH

[Frank B]

Reading PA 1968 Pirsch IH CO-8190 Snorkel

purchased through Glenn Culbert