He pārongo atu anōFirst horse-drawn fire engine of the Palmerston North Volunteer Fire Brigade

Description

This engine, christened ‘Rescue’ by Mrs D H Macarthur 9 November 1888, consisted of a manually operated pump which enabled water to be hosed onto fires. Photograph is a portion of a larger image held.

Tautuhi

Momo rauemi

Image

Date

1888

Tautuhi matihiko

2007N_F14_TEC_1254

E puritia ana ki

"Coolstore"