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Name - Builder - Serial Number - Location - Piston Size - History
R Button 1863 Reading, MI 10" Delivered to Michigan City
R Selye & Porter 1840's Rochester, NY Originally to Brockport, NY to Rochester
1860's
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1819
Raleigh, NC
Philadelphia style engine
Randor Button 1891 734 Southampton, MA 9"
Delivered to Wayne, PA; later to Southampton,PA.
Rapid #1 Hunneman 1815 40 Fall River, MA Delivered to Troy, MA (became Fall
River); this engine was converted to a suction engine in 1843;
scrapped 1853.
Rapid #13 Hunneman 1816 46 Boston, MA This engine traded to Hunneman in 1832,
replaced by "Melviile #13" (H#144).
Rapid #2 Hunneman 1835 157 Medway, MA Delivered to Chelsea, MA as "TORRENT #1";
sold to Medway, MA in 1851 ,
given current name in 1857; traded to Hunneman in
1870 for H#713.
Rapid #2 Hunneman 1870 713 Medway, MA 5" Delivered to Medway to replace H#157.
Rapid #3 Thayer 1797 Plymouth, MA 5"
Red Bird #1 Smith
1863 Riverhead, NY
Original cost $680
Red Jacket Button 1849 Davenport, IA
10" Delivered to Utica, NY as "FULTON
#3"; to Chicago, IL in 1850 renamed current; to Waterloo IA
in
1867 for
$1000; to Avoca, IA; to Davenport, IA
where it was destroyed in 1874. Special design with
10" cylinders and double suction.
Red Jacket Button 1854 364 Westborough, MA 10 1/16" Delivered to Claremont, NH
as "CLAREMONT #4"; to Cambridge, MA in 1891
renamed "RED JACKET"; To Fitzwilliam
NH in 1949; to Westborough, MA in 1962,
still there; NESVFL Champs 1894, 1900
and 1901.
Red Jacket #5 Smith 1863
Riverhead, NY
Purchased by Red Bird Engine Co. 1 for $680
Red Jacket #5
Cooper 1836
Riverhead, NY
Purchased for $250 in 1836
Red Jacket #6 Button Buffalo, NY 8 1/2"
Red Rover Agnew New York, NY
Red Rover Smith New York, NY 6 1/2"
Red Rover Wright Chicago, IL 8 1/2
Red Rover Lockport, NY
Red Rover #2 Hunneman 1851 431 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada 6 1/2"
Red Wing Hunneman 1826 117 Salisbury, MA Delivered to Milton, MA as "DANUBE";
sold to Salisbury, MA in 1890, stationed at Rings Island
section; sold to Mr.
Earnes of Gov. Drummer Academy in Newbury, MA renamed "TOBIAS
LEAR" in 1942;
sold to Vincent Sulivan of Belmont, MA in 1962; to Durham , NH in 1966;
Partially
destroyed by fire in 1969; sold to Salisbury, MA in 1976; restored and
renamed current name.
Redwood #1 Cowing 1862 Redwood City, CA 6 1/2" Delivered to Redwood City, CA, in
service until 1900; loaned to Fireman's Fund Ins. in
San Francisco, CA in 1947;
loaned to Sutter's Fort Museum until 1955; returned to
Redwood City, CA; now at
San Mateo County, CA Historical Society.
Reindeer Farnum
1850 28 Cincinnati,
OH
operated by Brighton FC#13
Reliance Van Ness/ Smith 1837 Mystic, CT 9"
Reliance 1854 Goshen, IN
Reliance #1 Hunneman 1816 44 Reading, MA Delivered to Salem, MA; sold to North
Reading, MA in 1896; was at Nichols Farms,
North Reading, MA.
Reliance #1 Hunneman 1850 405 Salem, MA 6" Engine replaced H#44.
Reliance #3 Hunneman 1806 14 Lynn, MA
Reliance #5 Agnew
1851 Chillocothe, OH
purchased for $1270 including hose & hose cart, destroyed in a major fire in
1852, pump
& brakes were
salvaged and sent to Agnew who built a new engine with them.
Relief Button 1858 Indianapolis, IN 9 1/2"
Relief Hunneman 1805 11 Marblehead, MA Engine was privately owned, the town was
allowed to use it and was housed at the rear of
Lee Mansion.
Relief #1 Button 1856 432 Albany, NY
10" See "GEN SCHUYLER"
Relief #1 Thayer 1797 Lynn, MA 4" In service until 1854 when it was replace by
another Thayer engine.
Relief #2 Hunneman
1816 43 Cincinnati,
OH operated by
Relief FC#2; retired from service 1834?
Relief #2
1831
Cincinnati, OH
operated by Relief FC#2
Relief #1 Fort Edwards, NY
Relief #2 Allen 1852 Newark, NJ 8 1/8" Converted from a Piano style to a crane
neck style in 1869 by J. Dennison; sold 8/14/1865 for $305.
Relief #2 Hunneman 1858 614 New Haven, CT 7 1/8" Delivered to New Haven, CT as
"FOUNTAIN #2"; sold in 1863 and given current name;
sold in 1869 to someone in
California.
Relief #2 1808 Newark, NJ Origianlly named "LIBERTY #1"; given current name when
converted to suction engine and in service until 1835;
in reserve 1835-1859;
sold to M. Wackerman in 1859.
Relief #3 Hunneman 1845 257 Annapolis, Nova Scotia 5 1/2" Delivered to Salem,
MA; traded to Hunneman and rebuilt; sold 10/28/1875
to Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
Relief #4 Button
Wooster, OH 10"
Relief #4 Button 1859
512 Crestline, OH 12 1/2" Delivered to Wooster, OH; to
Crestline, OH and still owned by the Village of Crestline and is
placed in their
museum by a loan agreement. It was called "RELIEF #1" by Crestline
(beautiful
silver lettering attached to each side
of tub) and is at the Mansfield Fire
Museum
at Mansfield, OH.
Relief #5 Agnew 1849 Fairhaven, MA Retired from service 1879.
Rescue Button 1859 502 Stoney Brook, CT Delivered to Sandy Hill, NY; later to
Stoney Brook, CT.
Rescue Howard & Davis 1852 Grafton, MA 6" Sold in 1942 to Franklin Reed;
returned to Grafton, MA in 1990.
Rescue Jeffers 1856 Lynn, MA 9"
Rescue Jeffers Rock Island, IL
Rescue Weymouth, MA
Rescue Seneca Falls, NY
Rescue
1851
Raleigh, NC
Rescue #1 Cowing 1878 Marion, MA 6 1/2" Sold to an estate in ME; to a market
gardner in Norton, MA in 1938.
Rescue #1 Lyons 1810 Greencastle, PA 6" Delivered to Baltimore, MD; to
Greencastle, PA in 1838; still there
Rescue #1 Clinton, OH
Rescue #2 Pat Lyons
Chillocothe, OH
Rescue #2 Smith 1846
Chillicothe, OH
Rescue #2 Hunneman 1851 429 Bradford, Ontario, Canada 6"
Rescue #2 Hunneman 1867 694 Sanbornton, NH 4 1/2" Delivered to Sanbornton, NH;
to SPNEA in 1942; returned to Tilton, NH in 1989.
Rescue #3 Button 1875 638 Griswald, IA 9" Delivered to Council Bluffs, IA; to
Griswald, IA.
Rescue #3 Cowing 1861 Mishawaka, IN 10"
Rescue #3 Wright Lockport, NY 10"
Rescue #4 Thayer 1844 S.Weymouth, MA
Rescue Fire Co #2
Rumsey 1878 Akron,
NY 4.5"
Still there
Reserve Howard & Davis 1851 Grafton, MA
Reserve #1 Howard & Davis 1852 Grafton, MA
Reserve #5 Hunneman 1832 141 Medway, MA Delivered to Watertown, MA as "TORRENT
#1"; sold to Medway, MA in 1857 and renamed
"RAPID #2"; to Medway Village in
1867; given current name in 1874.
Resolution Jeffers Hopkinton, MA 5 1/2"
Resolution Hose #3 P. Mason 1798 Millville, NJ 4"
Rey del Fuego #2 Hunneman 1859 643 Cuba 4"
Rhode Island #1 Bates 1844 Pawtucket, RI
See "RHODE ISLAND #1" Jeffers
Rhode Island #1 Jeffers 1848 Pawtucket, RI
originally built by Joel Bates of
Philadelphia, PA named "HAY CART"; rebuilt by Jeffers in 1848;
in 1881 to Westerly, RI renamed "N.F. DIXON Jr"; in 1889 to Pawtucket VFA and
renamed
"RHODE ISLAND #1", Double Deck engine; NESVFL Champs 1893 and 1899
Rhode Island #6 Jeffers Newport, RI 10"
See "HERCULES #7"
Richmond Cowing Richmond, MI
Richville Howe
1893
Las Vegas, NV
delivered to Richville, MI; sold in 1987 went to California; now at Las Vegas
Rift Ready Riverhead, NY
Rip Van Winkle Button Troy, NY
Rip Van Winkle Button
Watervliet, NY
Rippowan #1 Button Stamford, CT 10"
Sold in 1859
Riverpoint
Gleason & Bailey
Riverpoint, RI
Robert E. Lee Hunneman 1837 177 Greenville, SC Delivered to Salem, MA as
"NAUNKEAG #5"; sold to Hunneman and rebuilt;
sold 11/1872 to Greenville, SC and
given current name.
Rock River Button Jamesville, WI
Rocket #2 Hunneman 1846 306 E. Weymouth, MA 5 1/2" This engine was delivered to
the Boott Mill in Lowell, MA; to E. Weymouth, MA in
1877, retired 1885; burned
in a fire at it's station at Nash's Corner 1886.
Rocks Village Hunneman 1845 272 Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada 4 1/2" Delivered to
Chadwick Lead Works, Salem, MA as "DELUGE"; sold to
Greenfield, NH; sold to
Rocks Village section of Haverhill, MA; sold to
HFM in 1927; sold to L. Boehk,
Perrysburg, OH in 1990; to the Fort
Erie-LaFrance Fire Museum.
Roger Sherman #3 Hunneman 1856 570 Canton, MA 5 5/8" Destroyed in a fire at it's
engine house.
Rough & Ready Button 1877 Ashland, MA 10" Acquired by Templeton, MA in 1887, to
Ashland, MA in 1927.
Rough & Ready Button 1884 692 Templeton, MA 9"
aquired in 1896; destroyed in 1929
Rough & Ready Button Pawtucket, RI
Rough & Ready Jeffers
1861 Pawtucket, RI
Rough & Ready Jeffers
1851 Pawtucket, RI
Junked in 1918
Rough & Ready
Button 1854 Westfield, MA
9"
sold in 1855
Rough & Ready 1859 Salem, NC
Rough & Ready Jeffers
1850 10" Olneyville,
RI
delivered to New London, CT named "NAMEAUG"; sold to Putnam, CT; sold to
Johnston, RI in 1888;
after 1917 to Olneyville, RI renamed "ROUGH & READY"
Double Deck engine
Rough & Ready #2 Button 1862 558 Greenwich, NY 10" Delivered to Troy,NY as
"WASHINGTON #3"; to Union Village (Greenwich), NY in
1899 for $800 and given current
name; still there.
Rough & Ready #2 Hunneman 1847 330 Erving, MA 5 11/16"
See IRVING #1
Rough & Ready #2 Hunneman 1847 336 Olneyville, RI 4 1/2" Delivered to Scituate,
RI; later to Olneyville, RI.
Rough & Ready #9 Hunneman 1850 401 Troy. NY 6"
Rover
Button 1853
Springfield, OH
Rover #4 Hunneman 1853 477 Springfield, OH 5 1/2" Delivered to Springfield, OH;
to Silver-Grey Fire Co. in
1857; to Warder & Mitchell Mfg. Co. Lagonda, OH in
1865; in 1882 Lagonda was
annexed to Springfield and the engine was no longer
there.
Roxbury Vet Hunneman 1842 215 Roxbury, MA 6 1/4" Delivered to Roxbury, MA as
"TREMONT #7"; retired from service in 1868 and sold to
Pittsfield, MA
and called "PITTSFIELD VET"; sold to
Roxbury, MA VFA in 1887and
given current name; scrapped 1918.
Rumsey Jr. Rumsey 1863 Healdsburg, CA 4"
Rushsylvania Rumsey 1884 Rushsylvania, OH 6"
Russell & Sturgis Hunneman 1854 531 Manila, Philippine Islands 6"
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