![]() This is particularly helpful when there is a steep pitched roof. The hooks would grab the ridge and hold the ladder in place so that the firefighters could work off the ladders. A roof ladder is a ladder that has hooks that are spring loaded on the tip of the ladder that could turn perpendicular to the ladder so that the ladder could lay flat on the peak of the roof. It carried ground ladders and a roof ladder. This was used to carry ladders, it was also carried leather buckets for supplying water to either the hand pumper or direct application of water onto the fire. So this vehicle may have served a small town or village, and they elected to stay with hand drawn equipment because they did not need the more capable, more expensive steam fire engines or horse drawn equipment.Įven though horses were the mainstay in the departments in that era, some communities did not want the expense of horses, so they bought apparatus that were pulled to the fire by men. 1900 Ladder Wagon Front Front shot with the hook and it's rode (chain and manila rope).*FREEDOM* is painted in gold over white and gold leaf says H & L CO. 1900 Ladder Wagon Left side The right side of the wagon.Ladders, an axe and leather buckets are on the rig. 1900 Ladder Wagon upper view Higher aspect shot of the wagon. ![]() closest to the camera and a set of line and chain coiled on the post. 1900 Ladder Wagon Front with Hook Close up of the front of the rig with the Hook.1900 Ladder Wagon Undercarriage Close up of the undercarriage, the spring stack, wheels and other steel parts.1900 Ladder Wagon Wheels The two front wooden wheels, encapsulated by steel "tires" on the front of the rig.Wood and steel, the steel is painted red, the wood is varnished. Big swivel and two reels of 3 braided line. 1900 Ladder Wagon Front Swivel Close up of the workings under the carriage.It has a lantern and leather buckets along both sides. 1900LadderWagon A hook and ladder wagon shot inside the building that is now the shop.
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