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Name - Builder - Serial Number - Location - Piston Size - History
A Button 1873 617 Aliment, Ont. 9 1/4"
A Button 1854 372
Ashburnham, MA
A Button 1849 185 Assinippi, MA
Was the property of SPNEA. Auctioned 1989
A Hunneman 1817 48
Augusta, GA
A Hunneman 1817 49
Augusta, GA
A Hunneman 1824 93
Ashby, MA
See "WATER WITCH"
A Hunneman 1840 195
Appalachicola, FL 5 1/2"
A Hunneman 1843 224
Augusta, GA
A Hunneman 1844 238
Augusta. GA
A Thayer Australia
See Niagara
A.C. Bickhaus Smith 1839 Quincy, IL Purchased new by Quincy; later to Shelbina, MO, back to Quincy, still there
A.W. Deweky Button 1879
662 Elmore, OH 9 1/4"
A.C. Wallace #7 Hunneman 1855
540 Manchester, NH Delivered to Manchester, NH as "PISCATAQUOG
#7"; later became "A.C. WALLACE",
retired from
service in 1859; sold in 1864.
Able and Willing Button
1881 670 Delivered to Tombstone, Az
and named "TOMBSTONE", in service till 1895; Purchased in 1914 by Nogales
, AZ
for $195
and be came the city's first piece of fire apparatus and renamed "ABLE and
WILLING"; in
service till around 1920 them
placed in storage; in 1948 became the property of the newly formed Pimeria
Alta
Historical Society; in 1979 it was restored
and placed on display in the old Nogales City Hall; in 2004
moved to Nogales
Fire Station
Abenakie #1 Hunneman 1860
655 Bellows Falls , VT 5 1/2"
Aberdeen Button 1855 376
Wakefield, RI 10" Delivered to Mobile, AL as
"PHOENIX #6"; to Aberdeen, MS renamed "ABERDEEN" ; to
Edgewood, RI in
1907; to Wakefield, RI, junked 1939.
Aberdeen Button 1876 647
South Kingston RI 10" Delivered to Peabody,
MA, as "SIDNEY C. BANCROFT" aka "F.B. SCHOFIELD"; to
Rockport, ME in
1885 and renamed "ROCKPORT" aka "GEORGE F. BURGESS"; to
Wellesley, MA in 1955
and
"MAUGUS"; to S. Kingston, RI in 1965 and renamed current
name; NESVFL champ
1966.
Accanan #1 Hunneman 1854
527 Wallingford, CT 5"
Delivered to Wallingford, CT at a cost of $800; in 1880 traded as partial
payment for a
steam engine.
Aconcagua Hunneman 1856
567 Valparaiso, Chile 8"
Delivered to the Firefighters of Valparaiso, Chile as "VALPARAISO"; sold March
of
1883 to 1st Co. of
Firefighters of San Felipe for 3000 pesos and renamed current. This
engine is
considered "an Historical
Artifact of the City" and on display there.
Active #5 Hunneman 1847
323 Weymouth, MA 5 11/16"
Delivered to Vergennes, VT as "EXTINGUISHER"; sold to S. Weymouth, MA in 1877
and given it's
current name.
Active #8 Hunneman 1825
108 Salem, MA
Acushnet #4 Delano & Durfree 1827
New Bedford, MA Delivered to New Bedford, MA as "COLUMBIAN
#5"; rebuilt in 1857 and renamed current name;
company disbanded in 1867.
Adams#2 Thayer 1824 Quincy,
MA 5"
See "WATER WITCH #2"
Adams #1 Hunneman 1857 584
Lexington, MA 6" Delivered to Lexington, MA;
sold to Brownsville, ME in 1886; 1930 returned to Lexington Historical
Society;
still there.
Adams #10 Hunneman 1848
356 Salem, MA 6"
Adreatic #4 Jeffers 1860
Tiffin, OH 10"
Adriatic#31 Jeffers 1857
New York, NY 10" Destroyed in Crystal Palace
Fire in NY in 10/3/1858.
Adriatic #31 Jeffers
1859 New York, NY
See "MOHAWK #16"
Aetna Button 1854 365
Fort Covington, NY 10"
Aetna Fire Co. Hunneman 1859
639 Charleston, SC 7"
Agawam East Hampton, MA
Agawam South Hampton, NY
Agawam #2 Hunneman 1821 72
Ipswich, MA Originally named "GO AHEAD"; renamed current name
in 1845. In service until 1861.
Agile Leslie Amesbury, MA
Agile #6 Leslie 1839
Newburyport, MA 6 1/2" Delivered to
Merrimac, MA as "MECHANIC #2", renamed current name in 1840s; sold to Amesbury,
MA in}
1862; again sold to Merrimac, MA; scrapped in 1882.
Agonez Jeffers 1860
Sanduskey, OH 10"
Albany #1 Cowing 1860
Albany, GA
Albion Button Lincoln, RI
Albion Dennison 1858 Albion, RI
See "ARNOLD B CHASE"
Albion Torboss Albion, ME
Alert Howard & Davis Winchendon, MA
6 1/2"
Alert Hunneman 1832 142
Dedham, MA At HFM.
Alert Jeffers Adrian, MI
9"
Alert Thayer 1820 Milford,
MA 5"
Alert Thayer 1826 Bedford,
MA 5"
Alert Torboss Albion, MI
Alert West Farna, ME
Alert Portland, ME
Bucket tub
Alert Portland, ME First appeared in records in 1815; Disposed of around 1835
Alert #1 Hunneman 1820 62
Malden, MA
Alert #4 Button 1847
Fairhaven, MA 9" Delivered to Taunton, MA as
"OREGON #7"; sold to Bath, ME and renamed "NIAGARA #? "; sold to Topsham, ME in
1896 renamed "PJEPSCOT", sold in 1912 to Fairhaven, MA renamed.
Alert #6 Thayer 1811 Lynn,
MA 5"
Allegany
Hollidayburg, PA Cost $950; Purchased
in 1841; Double Deck engine; Now at Blair County Historical Society, Altoona, PA
Allegany #2 Hunneman 1843
217 Pittsburgh, PA Delivered to Cambridge,
MA; sold June 14, 1844 to Pittsburgh, PA and given current name.
Altonia #1 Button Alton, IL
Always Ready American Acme
1858 Manchester, PA
Still there
Always Ready Hunneman 1834
155 Hollis, NH 4 1/2"
Delivered to Hollis, NH; still there, 1994 Class C Champ.
Always Ready Hunneman 1849 376
Westminster, MA 4 1/4" Delivered to
Westminster, MA as "UNION #2", later renamed "ALWAYS READY", still in
Westminster.
Always Ready Hunneman 1858
619 Hollis, NH 5"
Scrapped.
Amazon #1 Hunneman 1851
422 North Hadley, MA 5 1/2"
Delivered to Lowell, MA as "TIGER #5"; loaned to Newton, MA in 1886 and named
"CATARACT
#1"; returned to Lowell and sold to Essex, MA in 1915 and named "AMAZON"; Was at
N. Hadley,
MA now at
North
Hadley, MA. Sold at Auction in the early 2000s, to an individual in Canada.
Amazon #2 Hunneman 1848
353 Wiscassett, ME 5"
Delivered to Wiscasset, ME as 5"; changed to 5 7/8" in 1887; was at Lincoln
County Fire Museum in
Wisacasset; now at Wisacasset Fire Society.
Amazon #2 Thayer 1840
Weymouth, MA 6" Scrapped in 1883 when taken
out of active service.
America #1 Button 1854
Joliet, IL
America #10 Hunneman 1860
652 Norwood, MA 6"
Delivered to Dedham, MA; to Norwood, MA in 1872.
America #2 Hunneman 1812
30 Roxbury, MA Delivered to Roxbury, MA;
sold to Norwood, MA; to South Dedham, MA. In 1860 traded to Hunneman as partial
payment for new engine H#652; rebuilt as a suction engine and sold to Sterling,
MA for the Methodist Camp
Meeting Grounds. Scrapped 1938.
America #2 Hunneman 1844
234 Roxbury, MA 6 1/2"
Delivered to Dedham, MA to replace "America #2'; acquired from Roxbury, MA; in
1872; to Norwood,
MA when annexed from Dedham.
American
Lyon 1812
Womelsdorf, PA
originally ownede by the American Fire Co. of Philadelphia; sold to Womelsdorf
in 1846; still there
American J.Bates
Originally built for Kutztown, PA; was at Museum in Kempton, PA
American #1 Hunneman 1855
538 West Brookfield, MA 6"
Delivered to West Brookfield, MA; still at fire house.
Americano Hunneman 1852
440 Chile 8" Brought to
Chile through the effort of Mr. Carlos P. Hemenway of Augustus Hemenway & Co. of
N.A. and
Chile.Considered an "Historic Relic" and on display in the city of Ancud in
Southern Chile.
Americus #6 Agnew 1842 New
York, NY 8 1/2" One of New York's first
double deck engines. Company disbanded by the city in 1846 and later
reorganized. In
1850 William M. "Boss" Tweed was elected Forman. Engine also known as "TIGER".
Americus #6 Smith 1851
Washington, DC
Androscoggin Hunneman 1850
385 Topsham, ME 6" Still
in Topsham, ME; N.E. League Class B Champs 1946. 1949, 1950 and 1954.
Androscoggin #1 Hunneman 1849 365 Hartland, ME 5 1/2" Delivered to Lewiston
Falls, ME; sold to Hartland, ME in 1874.
Androscoggin #1 Hunneman 1863
665 Gorham, NH 5 1/2"
Delivered to Norwich, CT as "NEPTUNE #5"; sold to Gorham, NH & renamed
"ANDROSCOGGIN
#1". Still in Gorham, NH.
Anihilator #5 Roberts 1853?
Hartford, CT 8"
Annowqasset Shellburne Falls, VT
Antonio #3 Hunneman 1858
622 Matanzas, Cuba 4 1/2"
Aquarius Button 1856
Peterborough, NH 9 1/2" Still there
Aquarius Hunneman 1839 183
Onset, MA Delivered to East Randolph, MA (now Holbrook); sold
in 1878 to Onset, MA.
Aquineck #3 Button 1856
437 Newport, RI 8"
Arcade #1 Cowing 1860
Arcade, NY
Arcade #2 Cowing 1861
Arcade, NY
Arctic Button 1883 684
Milford, CT 9"
Arlington#1 Button 1853
334 Winchester, NH 10" Delivered to the Pulzski
Engine Co. of Pulzski, NY. named "RINGOLD" Sold in 1910 to Winchester, NH
and given it's current name.
Arlington Gleason & Bailey 1886
Arlington, OH 7"
Arnold B. Chase Dennison 1858 Albion, RI
8 1/2" Original owner was Princton University, Princton, NJ;
purchased by Albion RI VFA in 1902; sold to Novelty
Park VFA of Pawtucket, RI; to SPNEA; now owned by the American Hand Fire Engine
Society.
Arundel Waterman Kennebunk,
ME 6"
Arundel #2 Hunneman 1850
380 Kennebunkport, ME 4"
In active service as late as 1924.
Ashburnham #1 Hunneman 1855
542 Ashburnham, MA 6"
Ashley #9 Hunneman 1850
414 Charleston, SC 6 1/2"
Original name "WARD ENGINE #9".
Ashuelot #1 Button
Winchester, NH
6"
at Winchester, NH (2013)
Ashuelot #1 Hunneman 1848
343 Winchester, NH 5"
Possibly a 4" machine.
Assebet #1 Hunneman 1860
649 West River, MD 5 1/2"
Delivered to Northborough, MA; to SPNEA; to Frank Tremmell of W. River,
Maryland.
Assistance #7 Thayer 1824
Lynn, MA 5" Placed in reserve in 1845;
replaced by Hunneman engine H#260; to Swampscott, MA in 1852.
Athletic #3 Hunneman 1873
727 Lebanon, NH 5 1/2"
Sold to Franklin Reed in 1943; destroyed by fire June 1972.
Atlantic Chase & Seymour 1840 Operated by Eagle Fire Co. #4, formerly Franklin Fire Co. #4
Atlantic Button 1851
Framingham, MA 10" Delivered to Auburn, ME
as "ATLANTIC"; to Ludlow in 1908 and renamed "LUDLOW"; to SPNEA; to B. Blackadar
of Framingham, MA in 1989 for $2500 and renamed "ATLANTIC".
Atlantic #1 Hunneman 1845
260 Swampscott, MA 6 5/8"
Delivered to Lynn, MA as "ATLANTIC #7"; to Swampscott in 1852 and renumbered
"ATLANTIC
#1", in service until 1884. Still in Swampscott. NESVFL Class B Champs 1968,
1969, 1970,1971,
1972, 1976, 1977 and 1983.
Atlantic #10 Button 1856 440
Dearborn, MI 9" Delivered to Providence, RI
as "GAZELLE #4"; to Oreno, ME renamed "ATLANTIC #10"; to the HFM in 1924.
Atlantic #10 Button 1858
New London, CT 9" Delivered to Providence,RI
; later to New London, CT.
Atlantic #10 Howard & Davis 1851
Providence, RI. Sold in 1864.
Atlantic #2 Button 1851
Chicopee, MA 9"
Atlantic #2 Crockett 1848
Portland, ME 7" At the Portland, ME Veteran
Fireman's Museum.
Atlantic #2 Hunneman 1866
685 Camden, ME 5"
Destroyed in a building collapse in 1920.
Atlantic #3 Button 1851
Oakland, ME 10" Delivered to Augusta, ME; to
West Waterville, ME; to Oakland, ME.; Still there 1990
Atlantic #6
Exeter, NH
Originally named "FOUNTAIN #1"; possibly to Portsmouth, NH
Atlantic #6 Hunneman 1854
500 Portsmouth, NH 6"
Scrapped.
Augusta Cowing 1860
Augusta, GA Piano style engine.
Augusta Prescott, Canada
Augusta #8 Jeffers 1851
Augusta, GA
Aurora #45 Smith 1861 New York, NY 8 1/2"
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