The photos you see here of several of our fire apparatus pieces offer just a glimpse into the tremendous number of engines, pumpers and other apparatus in our collection. Please enjoy the photos below, but to really experience more than 300 years of firefighting, come visit the Museum soon!

	A 1924 LaFrance Brockway Torpedo. The Brockway was obtained and fully restored by Mastic Chemical Co.No.1, Inc., Mastic, Long Island, NY, to use during the Bicentennial Celebration in their town. The company had previously owned the same model Brockway Torpedo.
	1928 Ahrens Fox of Westfield Fire Department, Westfield NY, manufactured by Ahrens Fox Company, Cincinnati, OH. Piston pump of 1000-gallon capacity, mounted in front of a 6-cylinder engine. Although this machine was used in Westfield for 30 years and performed constantly, its total mileage was only 2800 miles.
	A Weiner Parade Carriage featuring ornate, silver plated statuary, etched mirrors and stained glass lamps, circa 1870. This carriage originally served Crystal Hose of Binghamton, NY.
	In 1731, NY City ordered two engines from Richard Newsham of Cloths Fair, England. Built in 1725, the Newsham is the first successful and oldest authenticated fire engine in NY State. It was the forerunner in design of the gooseneck style engine, invented in 1810 by James Smith. Donated by NY Exempt Firemen’s Association in 1925.
	A 1869 Clapp and Jones Steamer. Originally built for Tivoli, NY and rebuilt in 1903 by American Fire Engine, this steamer was originally hand drawn. This engine was featured in the movie “The Road to Wellville” starring Matthew Broderick, Anthony Hopkins and John Cusack.
	On April 13, 1855, the Sun Fire Co. of Alexandria, Virginia ordered a new fire engine for $2400 from John Rogers, of Baltimore, Maryland. The Sun Engine, while in use during the Civil War, was damaged to the amount of $250. Alexandria decided to sell the apparatus and purchase a new steam engine. The Sun engine was sold June 30, 1887 to the Volunteer Firemen’s Association of NY City for $300.00. It was used as a parade piece until 1925 when it was one of the first of four engines donated to start the American Museum of Firefighting.
	Mfg’d by Jeffers & Co., Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1863, this crane neck, sidestroke, with squirrel tail suction was originally owned by Neptune Engine Co. of Jamaica NY. Hand pulled, and later converted to be horse drawn.
	This hand pulled hose sleigh was built in March 1904 by Frederick Rice, the village blacksmith and charter member of Oriskany Independent Fire and Hose Company, Oriskany, NY and used from 1904 to 1923. The cost to the company was $20.00. The sleigh sat on rollers to facilitate pulling it out of the firehouse onto the snow-covered street.
	1939 Buffalo of Mattydale Fire Dept. No.2, Mattydale N.Y., manufactured until the late 1940’s by Buffalo Fire Appliance Corp. Buffalo, N.Y. Model “Pathfinder” is a 500-gpm triple combination pumper with a Hale pump. Mattydale FD is known for the “Mattydale Lay,” the first pre-connected cross bed hose lay, invented and installed on this engine by Chief Burton L. Eno in 1947-48.
	A 1939 American LaFrance “Scout” 500 series pumper. The right-hand pump panel and the overhead ladder rack protrudce into the top on the cab. This vehicle was delivered to Canisteo, NY

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