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First Size La France Piston Engine, built 1905, Diameter of Pumps, 5 1/4 in.; Steam Cylinder, 8 3/4 in.; Stroke, 9 in. Drawn by three horses. Equipped with rubber tires and weighs, ready for service, 10,940 lbs. Placed in service Feb. 1, 1906. Also Combination Wagon built as a hose-wagon in 1892, and changed to a Combination Wagon in 1899. Drawn by two horses and is fitted with rubber tires and roller-bearing axles. Carries 700 ft. of 2 1/2-in. Hose and 200 ft. of 3/4-in. Hose. Is equipped with one 30 gal. Tank and weighs, ready for service, 4,136 lbs. Placed in service as Combination Wagon April 14, 1899. Company consists of 1 Capt., 1 Lieut., 5 Hosemen, 1 Engine-Man, 1 Asst. Engine-Man, 1 Hose-Driver, and 1 Engine-Driver.
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89. Good Will Engine Co. No.13. House on Central St., Providence, R.I.
First Size La France Piston Engine, built 1905, Diameter of Pumps, 5 1/4 in.; Steam Cylinder, 8 3/4 in.; Stroke, 9 in. Drawn by three horses. Equipped with rubber tires and weighs, ready for service, 10,940 lbs. Placed in service Feb. 1, 1906. Also Combination Wagon built as a hose-wagon in 1892, and changed to a Combination Wagon in 1899. Drawn by two horses and is fitted with rubber tires and roller-bearing axles. Carries 700 ft. of 2 1/2-in. Hose and 200 ft. of 3/4-in. Hose. Is equipped with one 30 gal. Tank and weighs, ready for service, 4,136 lbs. Placed in service as Combination Wagon April 14, 1899. Company consists of 1 Capt., 1 Lieut., 5 Hosemen, 1 Engine-Man, 1 Asst. Engine-Man, 1 Hose-Driver, and 1 Engine-Driver.
Publisher: R. Wilkinson (Providence, RI)
American
about 1910
Medium/Technique
Hand colored collotype on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.6286
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Published by R. WILKINSON, 55 Eddy St., Providence, R.I.
Published by R. WILKINSON, 55 Eddy St., Providence, R.I.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)