Image of an elevation view of the side of a manual fire engine used by the Red Jacket Veteran Firemen's Association of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a hose, two lanterns, a bell, two straw seat cushions, and decorations including a painted floral trim, two feather plumes, two American flags, and two water buckets and center condenser case decorated with images of bare-chested women; the carriage body is labeled "Red Jacket" and has a Masonic symbol, and a center rod is labeled "Faithful to Duty True to [?]ship"; there is a burning log torch at lower right and left of image. Margins and title trimmed on local copy; date and title supplied by cataloger based on title printed in bottom center margin of copy held by the Boston Athenaeum ("Engine of the Red Jacket Veteran Firemen's Association, Cambridge, Mass. Champion of the New England League 1894. Awarded the prize for being the handsomest engine at N.E. League Tournament held at Hartford, Conn. Sept. 12th 1895."). "Brooks Bank Note Co. Boston"--text, bottom center of image. "Diam. of cylinders, 10 1/16 inches. / Length of Stroke 5 inches."--text, bottom left of image. "Built by L. Button & Co. / Waterford N.Y. 1854"--text, bottom right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 38.1 x 55.88 cm (15 x 22 in.)
Fire engines--Design and construction--Pictorial works Fire engines--Pictorial works Fire extinction--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works L. Button and Company Red Jacket Veteran Firemen's Association Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Firefighting Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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