Mack Junior, 2 Ton Fire Apparatus, "Franklin Fire Co. No. 1," circa 1917

THF251152 / Mack Junior, 2 Ton Fire Apparatus, "Franklin Fire Co. No. 1," circa 1917
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Artifact Overview

Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. The company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot in 1922. Mack built its first firefighting equipment around 1911. Mack itself stopped building complete fire trucks in 1990, but Mack's chassis continued to be used by other builders.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1917

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.1747.P.703B

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.0 in
Width: 10.0 in

Mack Junior, 2 Ton Fire Apparatus, "Franklin Fire Co. No. 1," circa 1917