Steam Pumper
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(Photograph is taken from the THE CARRIAGE COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUMS AT STONY BROOK* published by the Museums at Stony Brook (1986) and used with the kind permission of the Museums..)
Brass, copper, nickel and other plated metals gleam brightly off the surface of this 1874 Steam Pumper. It was built in New Hampshire by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, which was one of the best known of the producers of these fire fighting vehicles. Its 1960 restoration is impeccable. The pumper’s original home was in the fire department of New Orleans, Louisiana. It weighs over 9,000 pounds and was quickly returned to its manufacturer when it proved too heavy and clumsy to be maneuvered around New Orleans’ narrow streets. Vehicles of this size were likely drawn by 3 horses harnessed abreast. The engine could pump as many as 900 gallons per minute.
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