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◊ 2006-01-10 18:11 |
Appears to be a mid 20s Ahrens-Fox. Any chance of a pic from the front? |
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◊ 2006-04-16 16:17 |
I agree Ahrens Fox, NS-4 circa 1925. See: http://216.55.190.32/idcow/products/24yms2002_009.jpg -- Last edit: 2006-04-16 16:20:13 |
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◊ 2010-11-09 02:33 |
This is NOT an Ahrens-Fox! It's a Seagrave Suburbanite or Metropolite, probably one of the many that Los Angeles City Fire Dept. bought in 1923-1924, many of which survive today, such as at http://www.ombac.org/homepage/images/fire_e2.jpg 1. No silver ball on the front, and classic Seagrave centrifugal pump layout under seat (see http://www.ombac.org/homepage/images/fire_e6.jpg) same style and location of pump handles and gauges. 2. Vertically elongated gas tank between seat and hose bed--shorter on an Ahrens-Fox and mounted top front of hose bed. 3. Note rounded hood with two sets of hood louvres separated by gold-leaf numerals inside an oval--just like this Los Angeles Seagrave pumper: Link to "www.lafire.com" On an Ahrens-Fox, the hood is gable shaped (square, pointy) and the hood louvres are continuous across the hood, with no gaps between louvres. 4. Copper chemical tank between seat and hose bed--an Ahrens-Fox would have had a painted booster tank, and like the gas tank, it would have been mounted atop hose bed. 5. Top-mounted booster reel. On an Ahrens-Fox, the reel was in a well cut into the tail step. 6. Sheet metal under hose bed. On an Ahrens-Fox, no sheet metal there, just inverted-V shaped support brackets. If you want to see a real Ahrens-Fox in a movie (a 1922 Model K-S-4 ex-Long Beach, then owned by Glen Alton, who died in 1957), check out the 1951 Bob Hope film "My Favorite Spy". That same Ahrens-Fox now belongs to Richard Stacks of San Francisco, is restored and is one of 4 Ahrens-Foxes on display in Long Beach Fire Museum. The 1951 Hope movie also features a 1914 Seagrave service ladder truck. |
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◊ 2010-11-09 02:36 |
the la link didn't work, try this: Link to "www.lafire.com" |
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◊ 2010-11-09 03:13 |
ehass@yahoo.com is correct, it is Seagrave due to the bonnet style. |
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◊ 2010-12-26 17:14 |
Definately a Seagrave |
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◊ 2015-08-24 20:48 |
This one has the silver chemical tank behind the pumper. |
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◊ 2019-08-08 13:37 |
1925 Ahrens Fox NS-4 |
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