Fire engine

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OBJECT TYPE: LADDER TRUCK/MOTORIZED
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1294.001

MANUFACTURER: General Motors Truck Co.
MODEL: T-20C
LOCATION: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, WOOD & RUBBER CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 1115.0 cm
Width: 196.0 cm
Height: 210.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 4536.0
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Fire engines
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Motors
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Oshawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS LADDER TRUCK USED 1927 TO 1969.
Canada: BUILT AT G.M.C. PLANT IN OSHAWA, ONT. AND PURCHASED IN 1927 BY CITY OF OTTAWA, TO REPLACE HORSE DRAWN LADDER TRUCKS. TWO G.M.C. LADDER TRUCKS WERE ACQUIRED THAT SAME YEAR. THIS ONE WAS SOLD TO ALMONTE IN 1948, FOR $1000.00 (REF.3)
Function: USED TO TRANSPORT FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT TO SITE OF FIRE, AND TO PROVIDE LADDER OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH & STRENGTH TO BE USED TO BATTLE FIRE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF 2 TON MOTOR CITY SERVICE LADDER TRUCK, DESIGNED FOR MEDIUM DUTY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: PAINTED RED
Decoration: BLACK PIPING ALONG FRAME WITH GRID STENCILLED "ALMONTE F.D"

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General Motors Truck Co., Fire engine, 1927, Artifact no. 1969.1294, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1294.001/

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