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Ground 'monitor' in practice drill
Unknown, 1935, Photograph
Ground 'monitor' in practice drill
Ground 'monitor' in practice drill
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Item no
21215
Title
Ground 'monitor' in practice drill behind Lauriston Fire Station Headquarters
Description
Two firemen operate a ground 'monitor', a branch on the end of a hose, behind Lauriston Fire Station Headquarters, Edinburgh. They are pressing on pedals with their feet. In the background several men stand at the back of a fire engine watching the drill. Edinburgh College of Art can be seen in the background.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1935
Type
Photograph
This image is from the collections of the
Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage
, formerly the Museum of Fire at Lauriston Place.
The ground monitor device was invented by Alexander Hume of the Edinburgh Fire Brigade in 1930.
Exhibitions with this item
Whose Town? Arthur Pordage
Museum of Fire Collections
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