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Edinburgh Central Fire Station tower
Unknown, 1935, Photograph
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Edinburgh Central Fire Station tower
Edinburgh Central Fire Station tower
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Item no
21235
Title
Edinburgh Central Fire Station tower showing ground monitor and hose in action
Description
Two firemen stand on top of the tower at Edinburgh Central Fire Station watching a ground monitor device in action. The monitor is attached to a hose and is shooting a tall stream of water high into the air. The roofs of the fire station and surrounding buildings can be seen below.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1935
Size
9.2 x 30.3 cm
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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