Fair Mount Fire Company. Instituted Febr. 22th, 1823. Incorporated April 19th, 1850
Permanent ID:
14634
Call number:
Bc 832 F 165
Date:
1855
Image Description:
View of the hand-powered Philadelphia-style fire engine of the company that operated from Ridge Avenue above Wood Street in Spring Garden. A firefighter, in uniform, and holding a hose nozzle stands next to the engine. Engine contains double decker end-stroke hand pumpers and is adorned with ornamental details shaped as swans, and a panel decorated with a female figure and the maker plate "John Agnew, Philadelpa." A trumpet hangs from one of the pump levers. Also contains a border with geometric details. Fairmount Company was organized after the dissolution of the Whale Fire Company and butchers comprised much of the early membership.
Dimensions:
Width: 46 cm, Height: 33 cm
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