1919 American LaFrance Type 75 Triple Combination Pumper
History: E6
Courtesy of North Carolina State Archives
Model year |
1919 |
Make/Model |
American LaFrance Type 75 |
Serial number: |
2689 |
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Manufacturing date: |
September 3, 1919 |
Purchase date: |
July 13, 1942 (used) |
Equipped with 750 GPM pump. From City Council minutes dated July 11, 1942,
purchased on Monday, July 13, 1942, from Farmville, North
Carolina. Bought at
auction for price "not to exceed $3800.00." Purchased after
expansion of City limits on January 1, 1942 and to help train auxiliary
firefighters. It also has "a new set of tires" and "was painted
less than a year ago" reports the July 14, 1941 edition of The Raleigh
Times. Chemical appears removed and replaced with water tank.
This page was last updated on 07/18/19 03:34:38 PM
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