{"id":1395,"date":"2016-11-09T05:18:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T10:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2018-07-30T20:14:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T00:14:31","slug":"vintage-brochure-fire-house-museum-of-old-salem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/vintage-brochure-fire-house-museum-of-old-salem\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Brochure – Fire House Museum of Old Salem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bought this on eBay, an old brochure from the Fire House Museum of Old Salem, NC. That\u2019s the original half of Winston-Salem, and where the state\u2019s first fire engines are still displayed.<\/p>\n

Delivered in 1785, the two hand-pulled, hand-powered pumping engines were built one year after the town\u2019s tavern burned. The metal parts were purchased in Germany, and the woodwork was done by village craftsmen.<\/p>\n

They were indeed the first fire engines in the state, at least as historical records have shown. Salisbury added a hand engine in 1817, Raleigh in 1819, and Wilmington in 1820. Here\u2019s my database on same<\/a>. As for the Old Salem engines, here are photos from recent years\u2019 visits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the brochure. Click to enlarge:<\/p>\n

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