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San Francisco Fire Department
In Order of Purchase
1921 - 1930

Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
C-37 1921 American LaFrance Type 12 double combination engine & hose wagon, chain-drive
    Registration #3602  
  Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #2125, 6-cylinder, 100 HP
    Delivery Date: October 28, 1921
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1921 - 1928 Engine 12
    1928 - 1950 Engine 44
    1950    Reserve
      Sold

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C-38 1921 American LaFrance Type 12 double combination engine & hose wagon, chain-drive
    Registration #3603  
  Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #2124, 6-cylinder, 100 HP
    Delivery Date: October 28, 1921
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1921 - 1946 Engine 42
    1946 Reserve
      Sold

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C-39 1922 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #31833  
  Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
    Delivery Date: July 11, 1922
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
    THE FIRST WORM GEAR DRIVE UNIT IN THE DEPARTMENT
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1922 - 1937 Engine 22
    1937 - 1950 Engine 40
    1950 - 1956 Reserve
    1956 Sold

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C-40 1922 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #31834  
  Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
    Delivery Date: July 12, 1922
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1922 - November 1940 Engine 20
    November 1940 - 1948 Engine 11
    1948 Reserve
      Sold

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C-41 1922 Stutz double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #244  
  Pump: Northern 750 GPM, rotary gear
  Engine: Wisconsin 6-cylinder, 140 HP
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
  1934: Hall-Scott 177, 6-cylinder, 210 HP engine installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 8, 1923 - 1931 Engine 3
    1931 - 1934 Engine 48
    1934 - October 1955 Engine 45
    October 1955 Sold

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C-43 1924 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #36940  
  Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
    Delivery date: March 29, 1924
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1924 - 1941 Engine 6
    1941 - 1948 Engine 23
    1948 - 1957 Reserve
    1957 Sold

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C-45 1924 Seagrave 6 B Series double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #38474  
  Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
    Delivery date: October 7, 1924
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1924 - 1932 Engine 35
    1932 - November 1940 Engine 11
    November 1940 - May 10, 1950 Reserve
    May 10, 1950 Sold

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C-42 1924 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #39641  
  Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM single-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
    Delivery date: April 28, 1924
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    June 24, 1924 - 1948 Engine 33
    1948 - 1957 Reserve
    1957 Sold

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C-47 1924 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #5000  
  Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3318, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
    Received in San Francisco April 8, 1925
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1925 - 1941 Engine 29
    1941 - 1943 Engine 49
    1943 - 1949 Engine 48
    1949 - 1953 Reserve
    1953 Sold
  1999: Donated to the Museum by Mr. Petersen, Santa Cruz, California

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C-44 1924 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #5001  
  Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3242, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
    Received in San Francisco April 8, 1925
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1925 - 1929 Engine 4
    1929 - 1946 Engine 13
    1946 - May 10, 1950 Reserve
    May 10, 1950 Sold

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C-46 1924 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #5002  
  Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3237, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
    Received in San Francisco April 10, 1925
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1925 - 1932 Engine 17
    1932 - 1934 Engine 36
    1934 - 1941 Engine 49
    1941 - 1946 Engine 36
    1946 - 1957 Reserve
    1957 Sold

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C-48 1926 American LaFrance Type 53 double combination engine & hose wagon worm gear drive
    Registration #5630  
  Pump: American LaFrance 750 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #3746, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
    Received in San Francisco July 30, 1926
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1926 - 1938 Engine 15
    1938 - January 1950 Engine 43
    1950 Reserve
      Sold

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C-49 1926 Seagrave double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive
    Registration #45440  
  Pump: Seagrave 750 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine:Seagrave Model F-6, 6-cylinder, 5 ¾ bore x 6 ½ inch stroke, 79.3 HP, SAE rating .6
    Manufacturer Date: July 28, 1926
    Suctions carried: 2-4 ½ inch x 12 feet hard rubber suction hose
    Late 1920's: Pneumatic tires installed
    FIRST MULTI-STAGE PUMP IN THE DEPARTMENT
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1926 - 1937 Engine 26
    1937 - 1950 Engine 24
    1950 Reserve
      Sold

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C-50 1927 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
    Registration #682001  
  Pump: Hale 1000 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
    FIRST APPARATUS WITH FOUR WHEEL BRAKES
    Received in San Francisco June 30, 1927
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1927 - 1948 Engine 8
    1948 - 1950 Engine 18
    1950 Reserve
      Sold

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C-51 1927 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
    Registration #682002  
  Pump: Hale 1000 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
    Received in San Francisco June 30, 1927
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1927 - 1956 Engine 25
    1956 - 1958 Reserve
    1958 Sold
       

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C-52 1928 American LaFrance "155" Series, Type 155 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
    Registration #6338  
  Pump: American LaFrance 1000 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #D-4446, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1928 - 1946 Engine 12
    1946 - 1949 Engine 36
    1949 - 1952 Engine 38
    1952 - 1957 Reserve
    1957 Sold

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C-53 1928 American LaFrance "155" Series, Type 155 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
    Registration #6339  
  Pump: American LaFrance 1000 GPM rotary gear
  Engine: American LaFrance, motor #B-4461, 6-cylinder, 140 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1928 - 1946 Engine 1
    1946 - 1950 Engine 39
    1950 - 1952 Engine 44
    1952 Reserve
      Sold

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C-54 1928 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
    Registration #682004  
  Pump: Byron-Jackson 1000 GPM 4-stage parallel-series centrifugal
  Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
    Received in San Francisco September 4, 1928
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1928 - 1943 Engine 7
    1943 - 1953 Engine 47
    1953 Reserve
      Sold

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C-56 1928 Ahrens-Fox Model HP-2 double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
    Registration #2301  
  Pump: Ahrens-Fox 1000 GPM, 6-piston, front mounted, high pressure volume combination
  Engine: Ahrens-Fox 6-cylinder, 5 ½” bore x 7” stroke, 145 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1928 - 1946 Engine 2
    1946 - August 1958 Engine 19
    August 1958 - 1961 Reserve
1964: Transferred to the roster of the Museum apparatus collection

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C-57 1928 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive, pneumatic tires
    Registration #682023  
  Pump: Byron-Jackson 1000 GPM 4-stage parallel-series centrifugal
  Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
    Received in San Francisco December 18, 1928
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1928 - 1943 Engine 27
    1943 - 1949 Engine 49
    1949 - 1960 San Francisco International Airport, Station 1
    1960 Sold

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C-55 1928 Mack "Bulldog" Type 15, Model AP double combination engine & hose wagon, worm gear drive; pneumatic tires
    Registration #682055  
  Pump: Byron-Jackson 1000 GPM 4-stage parallel-series centrifugal
  Engine: Mack 6-cylinder, 150 HP
    Received in San Francisco January 30, 1929
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1929 - 1943 Engine 4
    1943 - 1956 Engine 46
    1956 Reserve
      Sold

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