Pottsville PA West End #7 1928 Ahrens-Fox, 900 gpm, triple - TopicsExpress



          

Pottsville PA West End #7 1928 Ahrens-Fox, 900 gpm, triple combo, 60 gal booster, delvd by rail 12-28, $13,500, windshield added, model M-S-4, reg.no.1760, shipped 11-23-28, motor no.2892, piston pump, 6 cylinder motor-110 HP, rear-mounted booster reel, carried 1200 ft 2½ inch cotton jacketed fire hose of regulation weight, built with lower than std gear ratio due to hilly streets in City of Pottsville, delvd 1-29 via PA RR boxcar from Cincinnati,OH plant, front-mount piston pump with ball air chamber-first piston pump in county, known as “The Fox”, retained by co.as an antique, in 1999 named “Contestants Choice Winner” at PA Pump Primers Muster at Harrisburg,PA-pumped from Susquehanna River, in 2000 remained in active reserve service for city
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:12:11 +0000

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