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Apparatus: Motorized

Engines
San Francisco Fire Department
In Order of Purchase
1921 - 1930

Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-37	1921 American LaFrance Type 12 double combination engine & hose wagon, chain-drive
		Registration #3602
	Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #2125, 6-cylinder, 100 HP
		Delivery Date: October 28, 1921

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1921 - 1928	Engine 12
		1928 - 1950	Engine 44
		1950	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-38	1921 American LaFrance Type 12 double combination engine & hose wagon, chain-drive
		Registration #3603
	Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #2124, 6-cylinder, 100 HP
		Delivery Date: October 28, 1921

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1921 - 1946	Engine 42
		1946	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-39	1922 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #31833
	Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
		Delivery Date: July 11, 1922
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
		THE FIRST WORM GEAR DRIVE UNIT IN THE DEPARTMENT

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1922 - 1937	Engine 22
		1937 - 1950	Engine 40
		1950 - 1956	Reserve
		1956	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-40	1922 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #31834
	Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
		Delivery Date: July 12, 1922
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1922 - November 1940	Engine 20
		November 1940 - 1948	Engine 11
		1948	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-41	1922 Stutz double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #244
	Pump: Northern 750 GPM, rotary gear
	Engine: Wisconsin 6-cylinder, 140 HP
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
	1934: Hall-Scott 177, 6-cylinder, 210 HP engine installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		February 8, 1923 - 1931	Engine 3
		1931 - 1934	Engine 48
		1934 - October 1955	Engine 45
		October 1955	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-43	1924 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #36940
	Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
		Delivery date: March 29, 1924
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1924 - 1941	Engine 6
		1941 - 1948	Engine 23
		1948 - 1957	Reserve
		1957	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-45	1924 Seagrave 6 B Series double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #38474
	Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
		Delivery date: October 7, 1924
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1924 - 1932	Engine 35
		1932 - November 1940	Engine 11
		November 1940 - May 10, 1950	Reserve
		May 10, 1950	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-42	1924 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #39641
	Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
		Delivery date: April 28, 1924
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		June 24, 1924 - 1948	Engine 33
		1948 - 1957	Reserve
		1957	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-47	1924 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #5000
	Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3318, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
		Received in San Francisco April 8, 1925
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1925 - 1941	Engine 29
		1941 - 1943	Engine 49
		1943 - 1949	Engine 48
		1949 - 1953	Reserve
		1953	Sold
	1999: Donated to the Museum by Mr. Petersen, Santa Cruz, California

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-44	1924 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #5001
	Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3242, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
		Received in San Francisco April 8, 1925
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1925 - 1929	Engine 4
		1929 - 1946	Engine 13
		1946 - May 10, 1950	Reserve
		May 10, 1950	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-46	1924 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #5002
	Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3237, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
		Received in San Francisco April 10, 1925
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1925 - 1932	Engine 17
		1932 - 1934	Engine 36
		1934 - 1941	Engine 49
		1941 - 1946	Engine 36
		1946 - 1957	Reserve
		1957	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-48	1926 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon worm gear drive
		Registration #5630
	Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3746, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
		Received in San Francisco July 30, 1926
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1926 - 1938	Engine 15
		1938 - January 1950	Engine 43
		1950	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-49	1926 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
		Registration #45440
	Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine:Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
		Manufacturer Date: July 28, 1926
		Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
		Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
		FIRST MULTI-STAGE PUMP IN THE DEPARTMENT

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1926 - 1937	Engine 26
		1937 - 1950	Engine 24
		1950	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-50	1927 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
		Registration #682001
	Pump: Hale 1000 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
		FIRST APPARATUS WITH FOUR WHEEL BRAKES
		Received in San Francisco June 30, 1927

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1927 - 1948	Engine 8
		1948 - 1950	Engine 18
		1950	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-51	1927 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
		Registration #682002
	Pump: Hale 1000 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
		Received in San Francisco June 30, 1927

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1927 - 1956	Engine 25
		1956 - 1958	Reserve
		1958	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-52	1928 American LaFrance "155" Series, Type 155 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
		Registration #6338
	Pump: American LaFrance 1000 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #D-4446, 6-cylinder, 140 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1928 - 1946	Engine 12
		1946 - 1949	Engine 36
		1949 - 1952	Engine 38
		1952 - 1957	Reserve
		1957	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-53	1928 American LaFrance "155" Series, Type 155 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
		Registration #6339
	Pump: American LaFrance 1000 GPM rotary gear
	Engine: American LaFrance, motor #B-4461, 6-cylinder, 140 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1928 - 1946	Engine 1
		1946 - 1950	Engine 39
		1950 - 1952	Engine 44
		1952	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-54	1928 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
		Registration #682004
	Pump: Byron-Jackson 1000 GPM 4-stage parallel-series centrifugal
	Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
		Received in San Francisco September 4, 1928

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1928 - 1943	Engine 7
		1943 - 1953	Engine 47
		1953	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-56	1928 Ahrens-Fox Model HP-2 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
		Registration #2301
	Pump: Ahrens-Fox 1000 GPM, 6-piston, front mounted, high pressure volume combination
	Engine: Ahrens-Fox 6-cylinder, 5 ½” bore x 7” stroke, 145 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1928 - 1946	Engine 2
		1946 - August 1958	Engine 19
		August 1958 - 1961	Reserve
1964: Transferred to the roster of the Museum apparatus collection

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-57	1928 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
		Registration #682023
	Pump: Byron-Jackson 1000 GPM 4-stage parallel-series centrifugal
	Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
		Received in San Francisco December 18, 1928

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1928 - 1943	Engine 27
		1943 - 1949	Engine 49
		1949 - 1960	San Francisco International Airport, Station 1
		1960	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
C-55	1928 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
		Registration #682055
	Pump: Byron-Jackson 1000 GPM 4-stage parallel-series centrifugal
	Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
		Received in San Francisco January 30, 1929

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1929 - 1943	Engine 4
		1943 - 1956	Engine 46
		1956	Reserve
			Sold

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500's	Engines
600's	Ladder Truck Tractors
700's	Ladder Truck Trailers
800's	all other Fire Fighting Apparatus
900's	Service Trucks
AC	Air Compressor Truck
BT	Fire Boat Tender
C	Double Combination Pumper
CC	Command & Communications Unit
CE	Chemical Engine
CF	Coffee Wagon
CW	Combination Chemical-Hose Wagon
FL	Fuel Unit
FW	Foam Wagon
HP	High Pressure Fire Hydrant Service Truck
HT	Hose Tender
LT	Ladder Truck Trailer
LW	Searchlight Engine
N	Acquired from Navy
PC	Pollution Control Unit
RS	Rescue Squad
SA	Salvage Unit
SS	Service Squad
TC	Triple Combination Pumper
TR	Motorized Tractor
TR/LT	Ladder Truck Tractor & Trailer, purchased as one unit
TT	Tow Truck
TW	Tank Wagon
UP	Underwriters' Fire Patrol Salvage Unit
WT	Water Tower