Motorized Pieces Exhibit May 22, 2009

In this 10,000 square foot gallery are 27 motorized pieces dating from 1897 to 1930. Most of the pieces are American. Makers include American La France, Seagrave, Robinson, Ahrens-Fox, Mack, Howe, Brockway, Merryweather, Christie, Moreland, Kissell and Waterous. Among the rarest pieces is an 1897 Champion water tower that was motorized with a Christie tractor in 1915, a Waterous hand or horse drawn gasoline powered pumper and a Brockway chemical car. A Merryweather Braidwood body style fire engine built in London in 1913 was used by the fire department of Lima, Peru. All of these pieces are fully restored. A 1951 American La France Model 700 engine from Miami, Arizona, is available for boarding.