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Toy fire engines first appeared around 1880, made of cast iron and tinplate. Known as fire wagons, these toys included pumper wagons, horse-drawn chief's wagons, ladder wagons, and other accessories.
Interestingly, the toy fire trucks of the 1920s predicted the engines of today. Toy makers combined the traditional horse-drawn wagons with a truck body to create something similar to today's fire engine. The three most famous makers of these early fire-fighting toys are Dent, Kenton, and Hubley, though other companies like Tonka and Marx would later make smaller scale tin and steel engines...
Note that cast-iron fire trucks have been frequently reproduced, so it's important to look at authenticity.
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Santa will ride an antique fire truck to town for the Hyannis Village Christmas Stroll Dec. 5, and come to shore by boat for Christmas in Cotuit the same...Read more
27 at 6 pm After arriving on the Newnan Fire Department's antique fire truck, Santa will be seated on the North Court Square. Children are encouraged to...Read more
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Ben Ali Shriners, floats of all sizes and bringing up the end of the parade will be Santa Claus riding in an antique fire truck driven by Ken Denio...Read more
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The Mayor's latest find is truly a prize – a 1915 motorized fire truck that was originally owned and operated by the Oshkosh fire department...Read more
MANCHESTER - A box of antique firefighting equipment that a Manchester resident took to fire headquarters on Center Street Sunday afternoon ended up...Read more
Irving Jensen and his family of Sioux City on Friday donated this 1918 fire truck to the Sioux City Museum. SIOUX CITY -- The Irving Jensen family of Sioux...Read more
