Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Scott Township - Allegheny County Station 255
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Bower
Hill VFD
161 Vanadium Road
Bridgeville PA 15017-3025
161 Vanadium Road
Bridgeville PA 15017-3025
Emergency Dial 911
Business Phone 412-221-3497
Fax 412-221-3990
Hall Rentals 412-221-9073
e-Mail bhvfd255@yahoo.com
This Page Last Update:
December 9, 2007
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1924 Combination Chemical Car and Hose Wagon (1925 - 1926)
By the Spring of 1925, Bower Hill VFD had accumulated sufficient resources to buy a Model T Ford truck and install a Howe Combination Chemical Car and Hose Wagon body on it. In addition to the nozzle, spanner and axe from the previous fall, the firefighters now have an additional nozzle and spanner, and a water extinguisher.
The inscription on the back of this photo is:
Yes, people misspelled names back in the 1920s, too.
The original of this photo, with a slightly wider view, shows that Bower Hill is a pleasant-looking place in 1925, even if the main road, Montogomery Avenue, isn't paved yet.
There are some advantages to this, though. If you tried to pose this picture at the same spot in 2007, you'd tie up traffic for 100 yards in both directions.
| Year: |
| 1924 |
| Chassis Manufacturer: |
| Ford Motor Company |
| Chassis Model: |
| T |
| Builder's Number: |
| Unknown |
| Vehicle GVW Rating: |
| 3,500 Pounds |
| Engine Type: |
| Ford 177CID (2.9L) 4-cylinder inline, gasoline, 22HP |
| Vehicle Wheelbase: |
| 100 inches |
| Transmission Type: |
| Two-speed manual |
| Apparatus Type: |
| Combination chemical car and hose wagon |
| Apparatus Manufacturer: |
| Howe Fire Apparatus |
| Apparatus Model: |
| Unknown |
| Chemical Type: |
| Soda-acid pressurized, single tank |
| Flow Capacity: |
| Unknown |
| Tank Capacity: |
| Unknown |
| Hose Load: |
| 1000' x 2.5" 200' x 0.75" (reel) |
| Date Delivered: |
| Spring, 1925 |
| Purchase Price: |
| Unknown |
| Purchased From: |
| Unknown |
| Current Status: |
| Retired, November 1926 |
| Dispostion: |
| Unknown |