Handtub Junction,USA
Established 1998
Handtub of the Month
- November 2022
Quaboag No.2 - Warren, Massachusetts |
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The Quaboag No. 2 of Warren, Ma was
built by the Hunneman Company of Boston, MA in 1847 and bears serial number 315.
It was delivered new to Lynn, MA and was named Fountain No. 3. In 1859 the
engine was traded back to Hunneman & Co. for a new engine(H#651). While in Lynn
the engine attended 1 muster on October 16, 1858 in Lynn recording a score of
158 ft.
On March 1, 1865 it was sold to the town of Warren, MA and given the name
Quaboag No. 2. It has been in Warren ever since and is still there. It has
attended 6 musters since coming to Warren, it's longest stream is 179' 6" at
Spencer, MA in 1901.
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| At a muster held in Warren, Ma
onSeptember 3, 1876, the Quaboag shot a stream of 160' 8 1/2" good
enough for second place winning a half dozen brooms! After the men had
their chance the engine was manned by a crew of boys who did not fair so
well. They could only manage a stream of 100' only good for 6th place. |
In October of 1882 at a muster in
North Brookfield, MA they finished third in the pumping competition.
They were impressive in the
"time trial" portion of the muster. The companies would run 100 yards,
set up the engine and shot a stream of water. The Quaboag did it in 2
minutes and 3o seconds out running the nearest competitor the Cataract
No.1 of N. Brookfield who could only manage 4 minutes 7 3/4 seconds. |
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| It has always been report that the
Quaboag had 6" cylinders but it was recently discovered the cylinder
size was between 6 7/8" and 7" |
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| MUSTER
RECORD of QUABOAG No. 2 |
| September 3, 1876
Warren, MA 160' 8 1/2"
2 of 7 Boys pump
100' 6 of 7 |
| October 1882
North Brookfield, MA
165' 5 1/2" 3 of 5
Time Trials 2min 30sec
1of 5 |
| October 4,
1884 Spencer, MA
155' 6 1/2" 3 of 6 |
| September
11, 1885 Ware, MA
178' 5 1/2" 1 of 4
$50 |
| September
30, 1899 Ware, MA
158' 4 1/2" 5 of 6 |
| August 24,
1901 Spencer, MA
179' 6" 2 of 4
$75 |
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Thank you to Mike Jacques of Warren, MA for the photos of Quaboag No. 2 |