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NICE FOX

West Paterson NJ's Ahrens-Fox at the New Jersey & New York Parade held in Fair Lawn NJ on 06-14-1975. On September 4th 1929 a contract was signed by the City of Paterson NJ and Charles Fox to supply the city with 7 A-F 1000GPM pumpers at a cost of 13,500 dollars each and a A-F 85ft aerial at a cost of 16,750 dollars. N-S-4, A-F register # 3390 with motor # 2598, was shipped from Cincinnati Ohio on 10-30-1930 to Paterson and was placed in service at Engine Company #9, 586 Main Street, on 11-11-1930. She was retired by the Paterson FD in 06-1958 and sold in 06-1962 to the Passaic Valley Hose Company #2 of the West Paterson FD. West Paterson was officially renamed Woodland Park on 01-01-2009. Was that 'Curb Your Dog " sign put there expecting a Dalmatian onboard Engine 9? Info from patersonfirehistory.com with thanks. Howard Kent jr.

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Uploaded on July 13, 2022
Taken on June 14, 1975