Fire Engines (7 results)

Condition: NEW.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 128pp, with double spread fold-out and many more colour illustrations throughout. Coloured endpapers. In strong card covers, illustrated. Folio. Neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust wrapper, very slightly rubbed at edges.

4pp., 4to, with fine large illustrations of fire engines, one showing a fireman in full gear standing by it, another with 6 firemen on a cart pulled by a galloping horse, towing a fire- engine. Detailed description with columns for measurements. On the last page is a long list of the towns and villages supplied, arranged by departement. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include GENERAL [ Manuscripts, Maps, Ephemera, Views, etc., etc. ] ---.

Condition: Fair. Philadelphia 1827 first edition. Judah Dobson. octavo wraps. Issue for May, vol III no 5. "On Fire Engines, Hose & c. with Observations " on pp. 281-287 with one fullpage opperplate illustration of a fire engine and of its equipment. "On securing Houses from Fire" is on pp. 303-304. Description of an English Patent "For Securing Houses from Fire" is on p. 311. Other articles on other topics in issue as well. Pamphlet is foxed and toned throughout. cover is chipped on edges; text pages ends are frayed and chipped. Entire issue paginated 281-360. Binding secure. Fair. No owner marks. Pictures available on request.

4to. [36 leaves (unnumbered).], linen-backed silver gelatin photos, some hinged, most negative numbers w/in negative at lower fore-edge, all w/ typed captions & identifying text on versos, a few w/ caption on recto below the image. Contemporary black-simulated calf vinyl 3-ring loose-leaf binder, rounded corners, yapp fore-edges (minor edgewear & fraying to some of the linen backing on images, minor occasional creasing, indications of use, wear & bumping to covers), still a VG exemplar. This uncommon salesman sample photo album includes excellent original photographs of many significant O.J. Childs Co. fire engines and firefighting equipment manufactured in Utica, NY following World War I. These factory images encompass Type "B" Triple Combination on REO chassis; Triple Combination Pump, Chemical & Hose Car on Federal 1 1/2 ton chassis; Straight Chemical Equipment o 1921 Brookway 1 1/2 ton chassis; and many other variations thereof. O.J. Childs built their own engines like American-La France because commercial truck engines not only lacked the torque, but also the endurance to drive a fire pump for hours without overheating, or damaging pistons, connecting rods, and valves. The images include fire engines supplied to the Morristown, NJ, Basking Ridge, NJ, Winsted, CT, Orenda Hose Co., Griffith, IN, East Greenwich, NJ, Mt. Carmel, PA, Loch Sheldrake, NY, and many others. Also used by the Childs' Co. customers were such manufacturers as Dodge-Graham, Ford pleasure chassis, Packard Model EX, White 20-45 Chassis, a Ward-La France, and many more. Orlando J. Childs organized the O.J. Childs Co. Fire Apparatus in 1899 to take over the business of the Utica Fire Extinguisher Co., who were best known for their chemical fire extinguishers designed and patented originally in 1896-97 by William Pomfret and Thomas Keating. They quickly began actively selling fire extinguishers to businesses, individuals, and even specialized on fire extinguishers for early automobile enthusiasts during the Brass Era who suffered frequent engine fires. After producing their first Triple Combination Pump Wagon about 1910, they quick espanced into ready-made chemical tank truck fire-engines for rural fire departments. Wallace Childs acquired the Foamite Firefoam Co. in New York in 1922, and in 1926 the entire company was acquired and became a subsidiary of American-La France Fire Engine Co. No similar albums, images, or catalogues located in Worldcat; See: Mark Theobald, O.J. Childs & Co., Foamite-Childs Corp, American-LaFrance Corp., Coachbuilt (2004).

Condition: very good. The company 1932 (Showa 7). 26x19cm publisher's illustrated wrapper; 9 leaves printed on one side, photo illustrations. A chomp from the top edge. A catalogue of proper fire engines. This is when the last fireman down the pole, struggling into his boots, tenaciously grips the last rung of the ladder as he flaps like a flag behind the speeding engine. There is as well as the standard engines, a nifty little run-about, a motor trike and some handy accessories.Seems not much survives of the Japan Firefighting Machinery Co now but a few small pumps and a much prized three wheeler in fire museums. I found none of their catalogues in any library.

Condition: very good. 1897 (Meiji 30). Octavo publisher's illustrated wrapper; [12]pp, each illustrated with the 'brass' highlighted (small splodges of brown). A bit smudged, used but rather good. A most definitely rare trade catalogue with a dozen hand operated fire engines of varying size and capacity. Printed on quite heavy, decent paper; unlike other such catalogues of the time.