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Fire Apparatus

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Collection Type

  • Toys and games

Date

1845-1875

GUSN

GUSN-61478

Description

4 wheels, cylindrical water container, various steampower elements; red

Details

Descriptive Terms

fire-making and controlling equipment
painting (coating)
pressing
tin (metal)
Tin
Pressed
Painted
APPARATUS, FIRE

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10 x 19.875 x 8.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3300

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