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- "Four-Wheel Hose Carriage to be Drawn by One Horse," Postcard from The Old Fire Engine Shop, 1955-1965 - Effective firefighting depended on hoses to carry water from a source to a pumper, and from the pumper to the fire. Hand- or horse-drawn hose carriages transported hoses to the scene of a fire. Because fire departments often participated in community parades, many hose carriages were highly decorated. Larger departments might purchase an ornate hose carriage just for parade use.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Four-Wheel Hose Carriage to be Drawn by One Horse," Postcard from The Old Fire Engine Shop, 1955-1965
Effective firefighting depended on hoses to carry water from a source to a pumper, and from the pumper to the fire. Hand- or horse-drawn hose carriages transported hoses to the scene of a fire. Because fire departments often participated in community parades, many hose carriages were highly decorated. Larger departments might purchase an ornate hose carriage just for parade use.
- C.H. Wilkins with a High-Wheel Bicycle, 1883 - C. H. Wilkins sits next to his high-wheel bicycle in this 1883 cabinet card photograph. Wilkins was a member of the Manchester Bicycle Club and Secretary of the League of New Hampshire Wheelmen. A smaller image of Wilkins can be found on the back.
- 1883
- Collections - Artifact
C.H. Wilkins with a High-Wheel Bicycle, 1883
C. H. Wilkins sits next to his high-wheel bicycle in this 1883 cabinet card photograph. Wilkins was a member of the Manchester Bicycle Club and Secretary of the League of New Hampshire Wheelmen. A smaller image of Wilkins can be found on the back.
- Whitney Switchboard Voltmeter, circa 1892 -
- circa 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Whitney Switchboard Voltmeter, circa 1892