This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...and is being tested in New York City. A recent newspaper account describes the differences brought about in the equipment of a station meant to accommodate one of these engines. A writer in The New York Sun says that, in comparison with the old house, the new station seems almost empty, owing to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...and is being tested in New York City. A recent newspaper account describes the differences brought about in the equipment of a station meant to accommodate one of these engines. A writer in The New York Sun says that, in comparison with the old house, the new station seems almost empty, owing to the lack of the hanging harness, of the shafts pro ecting from the engine, and the complete absence of all apparatus on the ceiling and of the stalls for the horses. In the new house stand only the horseless engine and its horseless tender, or hose-cart. The engine itself contains the regular pumping por tion, upright boiler and all, but the front is that of an automobile, except that the more powerful engines required to move the heavy vehicle may be judged from the size of the hood under which the engine is placed. This impression of greater size is helped because the engine is mounted upon very high wheels. This new machine, besides the usual bell and whistle, carries also the warning horn of an automobile, and the electric headlights. The whole apparatus is said to weigh as much as the old style engine, horses and all, and it speed is perhaps twice as great. In this same description there is a comparison made between the bustle and confusion in the old house upon receiving an alarm and what takes place under the new conditions. Instead of the clatter of horses hoofs, there comes a blast from the motor-engines caused by the rapid exhausts of the starting motors on both engine and hosewagon. Upon the auto-engine the captain of the company has a seat beside the driver, instead of standing on a platform at the back. If the alarm is one that this engine must answer, the twirling of a crank or the motion of a lever is all that is needed to...
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Add this copy of The Fireman to cart. $58.99, very good condition, Sold by Bookmarc's rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Porte, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1911 by A. C. McClurg & Co.
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Very Good. No Jacket. AG4-A first edition (Published November 1911 stated) in very good condition that has tanning and some light shelf wear with no dust jacket. Illustrations by George Alfred Williams. This is Volume 1 in the "What Shall I Be? " Series. 8.25"x5.5", 141 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.