Horse Drawn Fire Engine
Title
Horse Drawn Fire Engine
Description
Fire engine with oscillating engine driving rotary pump. Engine manufactured by Mansfield Machine Works, Mansfield, Ohio. The company completed their first steam powered fire engine in 1883. Their goal was to have steam engines replace hand engines at a cost affordable to small towns and villages. It may have been used at Fire Station number 4 in Rockford, Illinois. The tongue in front of the engine shows that it was pulled by horses.
Date
circa 1885 - 1890s
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Format
jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
74.593.15
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
8" x 5"
Collection
Citation
“Horse Drawn Fire Engine,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/3800.