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[Trade catalogs from American-LaFrance & Foamite Industries, Inc.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Bloomfield, NJ ; New York, NY  Search this
Company Name:
American-LaFrance & Foamite Industries, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
La France Fire Engine & Foamite Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) ; American-LaFrance Fire Engine Co., Inc. ; LaFrance-Republic Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
"Chief" truck ; "Big Chief" truck ; fire station equipment ; fire apparatus equipment ; fire hose and accessories ; fire signalling equipment ; firefigher clothing and equipment ; chemical firefighting equipment ; hose carrying equipment ; safety equipment (breathing apparatus, first aid supplies) ; "Foamite" devices ; "Fire-Gun" extinguishers ; "Foamite" Dry Powder Systems ; gas masks ; motor fire apparatus ; "Childs" Soda-Acid Extinguishers and Engines ; "Alfite" Extinguishers ; marine engine ; automatic "Foamite" fire extinguishing systems ; inhalators ; "Foamite" powder bins ; "Foamite" troughs ; "Foamite Crusader" ; "Foamite" generator systems ; anti-freeze fire extinguisher equipment ; Vertical V Super Range 12-Cylinder Automotive Power Plant
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
33 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Elmira, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Firefighting and fire engines  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fire fighting equipment industry  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34024
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34024