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Tricycle pump in use in London
Unknown, 1880, Photograph
Tricycle pump in use in London
Tricycle pump in use in London
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Item no
21211
Title
Tricycle pump in use in London
Description
Two London firemen use a tricycle pump to put a fire out. The are both wearing uniforms including brass helmets. One is holding the hose and pointing it through a first floor terraced house window. The other is controlling the flow of water. A small crowd of men in bowler hats are gathered round a lamppost watching the proceedings.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1880
Type
Photograph
This image is from the collections of the
Museum of Fire
at Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.
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