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Author : Crestline
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9785555272850
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (728 download)
Download or read book American Fire Engines Since 1900 written by Crestline and published by . This book was released on 1992-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter P. MacCall
Publisher : Crestline
ISBN 13 : 9780912612089
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)
Download or read book American Fire Engines Since 1900 written by Walter P. MacCall and published by Crestline. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter M. P. McCall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781583882030
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers written by Walter M. P. McCall and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walt McCall's out of print and outdated book, American Fire Apparatus Since 1900 in the Crestline Series, has been referred to as the "Bible" and is the number one reference source recommended by fire apparatus enthusiasts. The old book was arranged by year and required a lot of reading and searching to research individual companies and their fire trucks. Well, now the new "Bible," is here! From Abbott & Downing to Zwak, this comprehensive volume combines company histories, innovations and hundreds of photographs to present the story of American fire engine manufacturing.
Author : Walter McCall
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881392
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (813 download)
Download or read book 100 Years of American LaFrance written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2005-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creation of the American-LaFrance Fire Engine Co. in 1904 through the company's latest deliveries in 2004, McCall provides insight into the company's often complex corporate history with emphasis on the development of ALF motor fire apparatus. Comparisons to its competitors help explain the various development stages in apparatus style and components. Detailed, historic photographs show the wide variety of apparatus produced by ALF over the last century. A color gallery portrays the ALF colorful designs that remain popular for U.S fire departments today. The story wouldn't be complete without a chapter on ALFCO's Canadian Cousin, LaFrance Fire Engine & Foamite Ltd. An appendix explains the various types and series and the time period they were built. An outline of the various names the company went through is also
Author : William T. King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of the American Steam Fire-engine written by William T. King and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter McCall
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583882351
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (823 download)
Download or read book The Evolution of Aerial Fire Apparatus written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inventive machinist in the San Francisco Fire Department repair shop, Daniel D. Hayes patented the first successful aerial ladder in America in 1868. At first these heavy ladders were raised by hand, by firefighters furiously turning cranks and handwheels. Early in the new century coil springs took the muscle work out of hoisting the aerial ladder and soon hydraulic power replaced manpower entirely. In the 140 years since they were introduced, aerial ladders have undergone continuous evolution and improvement. In the late 1950s, aerial firefighting in America was revolutionized by the introduction of the elevating platform. Today, firefighters battle major fires with massive aerial towers and telescopic aerial ladders. The only book wholly devoted to the evolution of aerial firefighting, this lavishly-illustrated volume by one of America’s most respected fire apparatus historians and authors covers them all: from long hook-and-ladder trucks drawn by straining three-horse hitches, early aerial ladders and the aerial’s heavy-artillery cousin—the water tower. Included are four-wheel service aerials, glamorous tillered tractor-trailer types, compact rearmounts and versatile quintuple combinations.
Author : Walter McCall
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583882894
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Fire Trucks of the 1950s written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American motor fire apparatus design reached its high-water mark in the 1950s. Every one of the nation's major fire apparatus manufacturers boasted uniquely individual custom fire truck designs. Unlike the look-alike cookie-cutter shoeboxes of today, back then a fire fighter could instantly identify these makes a block away. From conventional Fords to the custom rigs of fire apparatus manufacturers, all the most popular, unique, and industry-changing designs and innovations are featured in this long-overdue tribute to the fire trucks of the Fabulous Fifties!
Author : Janette Mallet
Publisher : Crescent
ISBN 13 : 9780517448281
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (482 download)
Download or read book Great American Fire Engines written by Janette Mallet and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1985-05-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter M. P. McCall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781583881859
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (818 download)
Download or read book American LaFrance 400 Series written by Walter M. P. McCall and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powered by the company’s industry-leading V-12 engine, the 400 Series Metropolitan with its long, gracefully tapered hood, skirted fenders, classically-proportioned gabled radiator and oversized wheels, was a triumph of industrial design—an eye-pleasing blend of form and function, and the industry’s first truly styled fire engine. This authoritative, thoroughly-researched and richly illustrated book documents the big 400’s relatively short, but spectacular, production life from its introduction in late 1934 through the last two assembled from the parts bin in early 1940.
Author : Walter McCall
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583882689
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (826 download)
Download or read book City Service Hook & Ladder Trucks and Quads written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before there were aerial ladder trucks, there were city service hook and ladder trucks. For many years, long-wheelbase, straight-frame city service hook and ladder trucks were standard offerings in the product catalogs of most fire apparatus manufacturers. The last straight service ladder trucks were built in the mid-1950s.The pump-equipped quad rolled on into the 1960s, before it too was eclipsed by the quintuple combination, or “quint.” This book is a photographic tribute to these fondly-remembered hook and ladder trucks and quads built during the golden age of American motor fire apparatus.
Author : Walter M.P. McCall
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476689202
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book America's Fire Engine written by Walter M.P. McCall and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As World War II drew to a close, America's premier fire apparatus builder--the American-LaFrance Foamite Corp. of Elmira, N.Y.--bet the company's future on its radical new cab-ahead-of-engine 700 Series fire engines. In a spectacular gamble to capture the superheated postwar market, all of the company's existing products were discontinued and its customers were essentially told to "take it or leave it." This bold gamble paid off and 700 Series rigs soon filled firehouses across the nation, sweeping aside all competitors and ultimately defining the breakthrough 700 as "America's Fire Engine." This is the first comprehensive history of the game-changing 700. Individual chapters detail not only each of the eight major vehicle types but also the origins, design controversies, manufacturing, and marketing of the 700 and short-lived transitional 800 Series. The book includes a meticulously researched registry of every 700/800 series apparatus delivered, supported by many interpretive tables detailing production, specifications and major fire department fleets.
Author : Walter McCall
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583882177
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Ahrens-Fox Fire Apparatus Photo Archive written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the companies that built motor fire apparatus in America in the 20th century, none has acquired the cult-like devotion accorded the unique products of the Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. With its front-mounted piston pump surmounted by a gleaming spherical air chamber, the Ahrens-Fox piston pumper projects irresistible aesthetic and mechanical appeal. Fire apparatus aficionados and collectors have all but elevated the truly distinctive Ahrens-Fox piston pumper to a firefighting deity. Noted fire apparatus historian and author Walt McCall has selected the best of the best for this photographic tribute to a legendary nameplate—including the milestone Continental, mighty six-piston Models PS, BT and what is arguably the most beautiful fire engine ever made in America, the classic, semi-streamlined Model HT. A supplemental gallery of 30 color photos showcases some of the finest surviving Ahrens-Foxes.
Author : Walter McCall
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583882108
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (821 download)
Download or read book American LaFrance 500/600 Series written by Walter McCall and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1930s was the decade of style – an era of streamlining and bold, futuristic art deco design that influenced the look of everything from jewelry, furniture and skyscrapers to locomotives, ships, automobiles, and Fire engines. Calendar year 1938 was an epochal one for new product development by America’s largest manufacturer of motor fire apparatus, as the company introduced its first hydraulically-operated all-steel aerial ladder along with the industry’s first compact, cab-forward aerial ladder truck. But the biggest news that eventful year was its ultra-streamlined 500 Series fire apparatus. With its dramatically clean styling the art deco 500 Series suddenly made everything else look old-fashioned.This authoritative, superbly researched and lavishly illustrated book documents the American-LaFrance 500 and 600 Series’ remarkable nine-year production run from the late 1930s through the years immediately following the Second World War. In addition to the big 500/600 Series, the book also covers the lesser known “junior edition” B-500 and B-600 Series. Long overdue, this exciting compendium is the only book ever devoted exclusively to this controversial series and completes another fascinating chapter in American-LaFrance history.
Author : Wayne Mutza
Publisher : Squadron/Signal Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780897475938
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)
Download or read book American Fire Apparatus written by Wayne Mutza and published by Squadron/Signal Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald F. Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873413404
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (134 download)
Download or read book Big City Fire Trucks written by Donald F. Wood and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call out the monster trucks, exotic equipment, and unique apparatus of professional departments. Donald F. Wood and Wayne Sorensen include year of manufacture, make of truck chassis, commercial outfitter, and equipment for each listing.
Author : John A. Calderone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780760701010
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The History of Fire Engines written by John A. Calderone and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the history, development, and evolution of fire fighting vehicles and manufacturers through the late 1990s.
Author : Walter M.P. McCall
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476648204
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book America's Fire Engine written by Walter M.P. McCall and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As World War II drew to a close, America's premier fire apparatus builder--the American-LaFrance Foamite Corp. of Elmira, N.Y.--bet the company's future on its radical new cab-ahead-of-engine 700 Series fire engines. In a spectacular gamble to capture the superheated postwar market, all of the company's existing products were discontinued and its customers were essentially told to "take it or leave it." This bold gamble paid off and 700 Series rigs soon filled firehouses across the nation, sweeping aside all competitors and ultimately defining the breakthrough 700 as "America's Fire Engine." This is the first comprehensive history of the game-changing 700. Individual chapters detail not only each of the eight major vehicle types but also the origins, design controversies, manufacturing, and marketing of the 700 and short-lived transitional 800 Series. The book includes a meticulously researched registry of every 700/800 series apparatus delivered, supported by many interpretive tables detailing production, specifications and major fire department fleets.
