Fire Equipment Exhibit May 21, 2009

This 10,000 square foot gallery contains over 40 manual and horse drawn pieces of apparatus, dating from 1725 to 1908. There are pieces from the United States, England, France, Austria and Japan. There are a wide variety of engines, ladder wagons, parade carriages, hose wagons, chemical wagons, a fire sled or "pung," an aerial ladder wagon and steam powered engines. Also on exhibit are a large number of lithographs, engravings, prints and paintings. There is a fine display of over 100 insurance firemarks from all over the world.