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Apparatus: Motorized

Combination Chemical - Hose Wagons
San Francisco Fire Department
In Order of Purchase
1912 - 1916

Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-7 1912 Seagrave Hose Wagon, worm drive, with a 40 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #7385  
  Engine: Seagrave F-6 water-cooled, 6-cylinder, 80 HP
  Delivery Date: August 2, 1912
  Placed into service: December 17, 1912
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    December 17, 1912 - August 1913 Engine 10 Hose Wagon
    August 1913 - August 1918 Chemical 8
    August 1918 - 1920 Engine 5 (Ran as a Hose Company only)
    1920 -1924    Reserve
(TR-28) 1925: Converted at the Corporation Yard Shop to Motorized Tractor, hose body and tank removed.  Shop number changed to TR-28
  Assignments:
    March 30, 1925 - 1926 Truck 10, with LT-19,  1910 Hayes City Service Trailer
    1926 - 1937 Truck 10, with LT-30,  1926 Shop-built City Service Trailer
    1937 - 1939 Tractor to Reserve
    1939 - 1943 Truck 10, with LT-35,  1928 Shop-built City Service Trailer
    1943 Tractor sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-8 1912 Seagrave Hose Wagon with a 40 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #7384  
  Engine: Seagrave F-6 water-cooled, 6-cylinder, 80 HP
  Delivery Date: August 5, 1912
  Placed into service: February 15, 1913
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 13, 1913 - 1915  Engine 28 Hose Wagon
    1915 - August 1918 Engine 5 Hose Wagon
    August, 1918 - 1924 Reserve
(TR-27) 1924: Converted in the Corporation Yard Shop to a Motorized Tractor, hose body and tank removed.  Shop number changed to TR-27
  Assignments:
    November 14, 1924 - 1926 Truck 5, with LT-12, 1901 Rumsey City Service Trailer
    1926 - 1928 Truck 5, with LT-22, 1910 American LaFrance City Service Trailer
    1928-1937 Truck 5, with LT-33, 1928 Shop-built City Service Trailer
    1937-1939 Truck 10, with LT-35, 1928 Shop-built City Service Trailer
    1939- November 25, 1946   Tractor to Reserve
    November 25, 1946 Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-16 1913 White Hose Wagon with two 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tanks
    Registration #94061  
  Engine: White 4-cylinder, 40 HP
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  First Assignment:
    1914 - 1915  Engine 48 - towing an 1894 Clapp & Jones 1st-size steam engine
    Registration #2310  
  Pump: Clapp & Jones double piston 900 GPM
  1915: Steam engine removed from tow and placed in storage
  Other Assignments:
    1915 - 1917 Engine 28 Hose Wagon
    1917 - 1919 Engine 13 Hose Wagon
    1919 - 1930 Reserve
(CE-25) 1930: Converted to a Chemical Engine, CE-25, hose body and tanks removed, two 80 gallon soda-acid chemical tanks installed, one 300 foot reel of 1-inch chemical hose installed
  Assignments:
    1931 - 1937 Chemical 10
    1937 -  May 10, 1950 Reserve
    May 10, 1950 Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-15 1913 White Chemical-Hose combination wagon, with a single 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
  Engine: White 4-cylinder, 40 HP
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1915 - 1917 Engine 22 Hose Wagon
    1917 - 1918 Engine 28 Hose Wagon
    1918 - 1922 Reserve
(RS-2) 1922: Converted in the SFFD Corporation Shops to a transport vehicle with bench seats for use as a personnel carrier at the Drill Tower to transport firemen to large fires  Shop Number changed to RS-2
  Assignments:
    1922 - 1946 Drill Tower Squad
     1946 Scrapped

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-9 1913 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
  All American LaFrance hose bodies were of wood construction
    Registration #274  
  Engine: American LaFrance 6-cylinder, 100 HP
  Delivery Date: April 5, 1913
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    May 25, 1913 - 1915 Engine 22 Hose Wagon
    1915 - 1917   Engine 12 Hose Wagon
    1917 - 1922 Engine 22 Hose Wagon
    1922 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-10 1913 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #275  
  Engine: American LaFrance 6-cylinder, 100 HP
  Delivery Date: April 5, 1913
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    May 26, 1913 - 1919 Engine 23 Hose Wagon
    1919 - June 28, 1920  Engine 36 Hose Wagon
    June 28, 1920 - October 16, 1920 Engine 36 (Engine 36 was a Hose Company only)
    October 16, 1920 - 1926 Reserve
(HT-68) 1926: converted to a Hose Tender at the SFFD Corporation Yard Shop, chemical tank removed, high pressure Gorter battery installed. Shop number changed to HT-68
  Assignments:
    1926 - 1938 Hose Tender 8
    1938 - 1961 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-11 1913 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #276  
  Engine: American LaFrance 6-cylinder, 100 HP
  Delivery Date: April 11, 1913
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    August 1913 - 1922 Engine 10 Hose Wagon
    1922 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-12 1914 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #548  
  Engine: American LaFrance 6-cylinder, 100 HP, motor #226
  Delivery Date: July 2, 1914
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1914 - 1917 Engine 24 Hose Wagon
    1917 - August  1918 Engine 46 Hose Wagon
    August 1918 - 1921 Engine 45 Hose Wagon
    1921 - July 3, 1921 Reserve
    July 3, 1921 - June 24 1924 Engine 33 Hose Wagon
    June 24, 1924 - 1926 Reserve
(HT-67) 1926: Converted to a Hose Tender at the SFFD Corporation Yard Shop.  Shop number changed to HT-67
  Assignments:
    1926 - 1939 Hose Tender 7
    1939 - November 1940 Hose Tender 8
    November 1940 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-13 1914 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #549  
  Engine: American LaFrance 6-cylinder, 100 HP, motor #233
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1914 - 1919 Engine 36 Hose Wagon
    1919 - 1921 Reserve
    1921 - 1922 Engine 45 Hose Wagon
(HT-66) 1922: Converted to a Hose Tender at the SFFD Corporation Yard Shop, chemical tank removed, high pressure Gorter battery installed.  Shop number changed to HT-66
  Assignments:
    1922 - 1936 Engine 10 Hose Wagon
    1936 - 1937 Hose Tender 6
    1937 - July 27, 1942 Reserve
    July 27, 1942 - 1945 Hose Tender 10
    1945 - 1949 Reserve
    1949 - 1960 Airport Station 1
  1964: Transferred to the apparatus collection of the Museum

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-14 1914 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #632  
  Engine: American LaFrance 6-cylinder, 100 HP, motor #247
  Delivery Date: July 8, 1914
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1914 - 1917 Engine 20 Hose Wagon
    1917 - 1918 Engine 27 Hose Wagon
    1918 - 1922 Engine 20 Hose Wagon
(HT-62) 1922: Converted at the SFFD Corporation Yard Shop to a Hose Tender with a Gorter High Pressure Battery Turret.  Shop number changed to HT-62
  Assignments:
    1922 - 1935 Hose Tender 5
    1935 - Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-17 1915 Schnerr Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #2  
  Engine: Continental 6-cylinder, 80 HP
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1916 - 1919 Engine 3 Hose Wagon
    1919   Reserve
(HT-57) 1919: Converted in the SFFD Corporation Yard a Hose Tender, HT-57, chemical tank removed, high pressure Gorter battery and hose body installed
  Assignments:
    1919 - 1920 Engine 34 Hose Wagon
    1920 - 1922 Hose Tender 5
    1922 - 1925 Hose Tender 1
    1925 - 1929 Reserve
(TT-1) 1929: Converted into a Tow Truck   Hose bed and turret removed. Wrecker hoist installed.  Shop number changed to TT-1
  Assignments:
    1930 - 1940 Tow Truck 1
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-18 1916 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #1420  
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #705, 6- cylinder, 100 HP
  Delivery Date: December 22, 1916
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1916 - 1917 Engine 13 Hose Wagon
    1917 - 1918 Engine 20 Hose Wagon
    1922 - 1928 Chemical 8
    1928 - 1930 Reserve
(CE-28) 1930: Converted to a Chemical Engine with two 100-gallon soda-acid chemical tanks and one 300-ft reel of 1-inch chemical hose. Shop number changed to CE-28
  Assignments:
    1930 - 1938 Chemical 4
    1938 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
CW-19 1916 American LaFrance Type-12 Hose Wagon with a 35 gallon soda-acid chemical tank
    Registration #1422  
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #703, 6- cylinder, 100 HP
  Delivery Date: December 23, 1916
    Equipment: 1 reel of 300 feet of 1 inch hard rubber chemical hose, 100 feet of 2 ¾ inch hose with 3 inch brass couplings and 200 feet of 1 ¾ inch hose plus a standard complement of engine fittings and other equipment
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1916 - August 1918 Engine 44 (Engine 44 was a Hose Company only)
    August 1918 - 1922 Reserve
    1922 - 1928 Engine 44 (Engine 44 was a Hose Company only)
    1928 - 1930 Reserve
(CE-29) 1930: Converted to a Chemical Engine, CE-29, hose body and tank removed, two 100 gallon soda-acid chemical tanks installed, one 300 foot reel of 1-inch chemical hose installed
  Assignments:
    1931 - Late 1940  Chemical 13
    Late 1940 Reserve
      Sold

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**Shop # Key**
500's Engines
600's Ladder Truck Tractors
700's Ladder Truck Trailers
800's all other Fire Fighting Apparatus
900's Service Trucks
AC Air Compressor Truck
BT Fire Boat Tender
C Double Combination Pumper
CC Command & Communications Unit
CE Chemical Engine
CF Coffee Wagon
CW Combination Chemical-Hose Wagon
FL  Fuel Unit
FW Foam Wagon
HP High Pressure Fire Hydrant Service Truck
HT  Hose Tender
LT   Ladder Truck Trailer
LW Searchlight Engine
N Acquired from Navy
PC Pollution Control Unit
RS  Rescue Squad
SA Salvage Unit
SS Service Squad
TC  Triple Combination Pumper
TR  Motorized Tractor
TR/LT Ladder Truck Tractor & Trailer, purchased as one unit
TT Tow Truck
TW Tank Wagon
UP  Underwriters' Fire Patrol Salvage Unit
WT Water Tower
 
 
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