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Hahn Fire Apparatus, also known as Hahn Motors, was a fire engines and apparatus and truck builder formerly located in Hamburg, within Berks County, Pennsylvania. [ 1 ] It was in operation from 1916 until its closure in 1989.
An ambulance with two red revolving lights mounted above two flashing red lights, with two speakers between for the vehicle's electronic siren.Also seen are two antennae; the one seen between the two speakers is for a two-way radio, while the one seen in front of the flashing light on the left is probably for the vehicle's conventional AM/FM radio.
The 1890s was an era of business consolidation with the growth of trusts. A rival firm was created named the American Fire Engine Company. With the idea of creating a monopoly, in 1900 the International Fire Engine Company was announced. It included the American Fire Engine Company, LaFrance Fire Engine Company and Thos. Manning Jr. and Co.
Through the years it has made sleigh bells, house bells, cow bells, sheep bells, door bells, and ship's bells. It has been the main manufacturer of bells for the Salvation Army's Christmas-time bell-ringers. [3] On May 27, 2012, the factory was struck by lightning resulting in a devastating fire that razed the Bevin Brothers mill.
An early device used to squirt water onto a fire is a squirt or fire syringe. Hand squirts and hand pumps are noted before Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the first fire pump circa the 2nd century B.C., [3] and an example of a force-pump possibly used for a fire-engine is mentioned by Heron of Alexandria.
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The band REO Speedwagon took their name from the REO Speed Wagon light delivery truck, an ancestor of pickup trucks. The band Diamond Rio took their name from REO's successor company Diamond Reo Trucks. [11] The band misspelled "Reo" as "Rio", but lead singer Marty Roe decided to make a virtue out of his mistake, saying "I like it like that. It ...
The last truck coming off the line in 1987. At the time of its closure, Peter Pirsch & Sons was the oldest privately owned fire truck manufacturer in the United States. [3] The last custom fire engine built under the Pirsch name was delivered to, and is currently owned by the Osceola, Arkansas Volunteer Fire Department. (1987).