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Early American Lafrance Pumpers

Many readers have taken an interest in this early engine. We were fortunate to find a similar (but not identical) example at the American (FASNY) Museum of Firefighting in Hudson, NY. That engine came from Whitesboro.

Below are a series of photograph of that engine. Ours would have looked very similar except for a water tank replacing part of the hosebed.

This truck is Saint Remy's 1924 American Lafrance Pumper.
Note the right-hand drive.
American LaFrance did not offer left-hand drive until 1929.
Although it's not viaible in the photograph, this was a chain drive pumper.

American Museum of Firefighting's 1926 American Lafrance Chemical Engine

	Front View Note the crank starter.
	Left Quarter View
	Right Side View with Pump panel, booster reel and chemical tank.
	The Tailstep
	Left Rear Quarter View
	The Pump
	All of the Gauges
	Siren, Spotlight and Right hand drive.
	The massive chain that drove the rear wheels. The links are about one inch across and a similar length.