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Post by wardengine on Feb 14, 2008 23:31:06 GMT -5
i will be getting photos on soon,but a list of what we have:
steamer on loan fron boyertown former reading union,1800's hand pumper from orwigsburg friendship,a horse drawn chemical wagon from carbondale mitchell hose,mahanoy city humane 1928 american lafrance chain driven (owned by mike kitsock),in the bays 1941 american lafrance 400 series quad ex minersville rescue hose co,american lafrance 700 series ex hecksherville clover hose ex minersville good will,mack junior e series , mack B sedan ex minneapolis city,1924 american lafrance ex shenandoah columbia,1960 fwd ex derer lake west brunswick,mack l ladder ex glendale west virginiaex wheeling west virginia( owned by blackie),1966 chevrolet tanker ex phoenix park, gmc 4x4 seagrave ex st clair west end arnots ( member owned), ford hahn ex landingville, ford tanker 1940's ex landingville,1974 hahn ex shenandoah columbia, mack cf ex tamaqua american, 1970's hahn ashland washington,1978 american lafrance century ladder chief ex tamaqua borough,1978 international/carmar ex middleport citizens,several hand drawn hose reels, also model t chemical car ex girardville rangers, and many more various memoribilia
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Post by wardengine on Feb 16, 2008 16:21:54 GMT -5
the "bus"  |
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Post by wardengine on Feb 17, 2008 12:13:16 GMT -5
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Post by wardengine on Feb 17, 2008 17:20:12 GMT -5
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Post by wardengine on Feb 19, 2008 20:42:16 GMT -5
photo credits tom bretz, charlie gardecki,dave coyne,scott mattson (firepics.net),jim honicker and/or coalregionfire stephen barrett. anyone having any other photos email or pm me and i will post them for you
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Post by wardengine on Mar 5, 2008 11:31:07 GMT -5
a scott mattson photo  ex phoenix park chevrolet tanker recent addition to the society apparatus collection |
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Post by wardengine on Mar 22, 2008 14:36:39 GMT -5
special thanks to the oficers & members of first west chester fire co for the contribution of their 1966 seagrave engine to the society  |
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Post by wardengine on Mar 29, 2008 18:24:23 GMT -5
  got my first peek at the beauty.. no its not a mack but some of us appreciate more than "just" macks 1965 Seagrave from West Chester's first west chester fire co |
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Post by sfde7 on May 18, 2008 22:42:48 GMT -5
A question about the building that the engine is pulling out of. Was this part of the firehouse when it was a active station, or did they acquire it from a private owner?
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Post by wardengine on May 19, 2008 16:28:30 GMT -5
A question about the building that the engine is pulling out of. Was this part of the firehouse when it was a active station, or did they acquire it from a private owner? its actually the old columbia bottling division of the ex columbia brewery then was shenandoah borough street dept garage who sold it to the society |
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Post by sfde7 on May 19, 2008 16:53:59 GMT -5
Thank you Tom.
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Post by cobywill on Jun 17, 2008 21:27:37 GMT -5
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Post by wardengine on Feb 24, 2009 8:53:32 GMT -5
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Post by rfd301 on Feb 24, 2009 9:37:45 GMT -5
I just got off nights this AM, so I'll quickly post some info on the rig that I had prepared when we purchased it back...
1929 Ahrens-Fox Model N-S-4 1000 gpm piston pump/100 gwt. Hose load when it was in service: 1200' 2.5", 150' 3/4" booster.
The Fox was delivered to Pottsville by rail on Sunday afternoon, October 6, 1929. A factory rep from Ahrens Fox, George L. Wood, supervised the unloading and testing of the engine. It was housed in the firehouse for the first time on Monday evening, October 7, 1929. It arrived just in time for the Fire Prevention Week "Apparatus Inspection" in downtown Pottsville on Friday evening October 11. The apparatus inspection was essentially a parade down Centre St. The Fox replaced the Good Intent's 1910 Robinson 700 gpm Triple Combination Pumper - the first piece of motorized fire apparatus in the City. The Humane received their 1929 Buffalo hose & booster truck around the same time that the Good Intent's Fox was delivered.
I'm not sure of the engine's first run as our records are incomplete from that time period. I do know that its first working fire was on November 7, 1929. Box 614 was pulled at 12:20 hrs for a fire at 738-740 Water St. Damage was over $2,000. Children playing with matches set fire to dried leaves and paper between the homes. The fire spread to the weatherboards and started to take off on the exterior of both buildings. Stevenson was Fire Chief at the time.
The last working fire that the Fox pumped was on March 18, 1957. It could be said that it was a light workout for the rig as it didn't even have to be moved from quarters. A female employee of the Trudy Shoppe at 5 N. 2nd St. discovered fire in the rear stock room. She ran next door to the Good Intent where members pulled booster lines and called for the box. Box 14 sounded at 15:05 hrs. The store sold children's clothing. Both of the Good Intent's Ahrens Fox engines pumped from quarters and a supply line (2.5") was run to the hydrant in front of the firehouse. The fire was marked under control at 15:42. Damage to the store and the apartments above totaled $13,171.65.
The last call for the Fox was on March 18, 1957 for a false alarm from
Box 51 at 18:50 hrs.
The last time the Fox pumped was on June 9, 1957 during training at York Farm.
It's interesting that the company referred to the engines as the "Little Truck" (1937 500 gpm Ahrens Fox) and the "Big Truck" (1929 1000gpm Ahrens Fox piston pump) in the fire log. During the early 40's someone - perhaps the Foreman or Chief Engineer - tried to formalize the fire response records a little. They referred to the rigs as "Truck #1" (I believe that was the '37) and "Truck #2" (the '29). That evidently didn't last long as there are only a couple of calls in that particular format.
The Fox was sold and left the Good Intent on Saturday November 2, 1957. It returned on Tuesday September 27, 2005.
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Post by wardengine on Dec 6, 2009 16:35:28 GMT -5
our latest acquisition to the museum ex-Beach Haven New Jersey 1963 American Lafrance 900series 750gpm  (original in service photo Scott Matson ) current photos from joe Markiewicz    |
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