Ahrens Fox 2 Fire truck - Nationaal Brandweermuseum (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Ahrens Fox 2 Fire truck. A famous firetruck, used in America but also used in Rotterdam. Since 1911 over 1500 trucks like these were produced until 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Rotterdam had 7 of these fire trucks, the last of which served until 1972 after 44 years of loyal service.
Ahrens-Fox fire engines are recognizable by the chromed sphere above the pump on the front that held air and smoothed the outgoing pressure fluctuations from the piston pump.
Photo April 2006, Brandweermuseum Hellevoetsluis (1963) after 43 years in time.
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Nationaal Brandweermuseum
Nationaal Brandweermuseum Hellevoetsluis (Est.1963) - the total surface of this national fire brigade museum is approximately 3,000 m², making it the largest fire brigade museum in the Netherlands. It is just enough for the large collection of historic and old fire engines and other emergency services equipment.
The museum is located in the former large warehouse of the Dutch navy and a Kuiperij from 1786, near the end of the Dutch golden age. The Groot Magazijn was a repository for masts, chains, sails and other ship supplies with which the warships of the Dutch navy were supplied from the Vestinghaven of Hellevoetsluis. The Kuiperij also made wooden barrel beacons for pilotage. A small part of the warehouse is used by the City Museum. Hellevoetsluis used to be an important defence a Dutch navy base the main navy for centuries. It's a very nice location whith lots of history to be found.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #firetruck #AhrensFox #museum #firebrigade #NationaalBrandweermuseum in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / Flickr
Ahrens Fox 2 Fire truck - Nationaal Brandweermuseum (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
Ahrens Fox 2 Fire truck. A famous firetruck, used in America but also used in Rotterdam. Since 1911 over 1500 trucks like these were produced until 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Rotterdam had 7 of these fire trucks, the last of which served until 1972 after 44 years of loyal service.
Ahrens-Fox fire engines are recognizable by the chromed sphere above the pump on the front that held air and smoothed the outgoing pressure fluctuations from the piston pump.
Photo April 2006, Brandweermuseum Hellevoetsluis (1963) after 43 years in time.
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Details
Nationaal Brandweermuseum
Nationaal Brandweermuseum Hellevoetsluis (Est.1963) - the total surface of this national fire brigade museum is approximately 3,000 m², making it the largest fire brigade museum in the Netherlands. It is just enough for the large collection of historic and old fire engines and other emergency services equipment.
The museum is located in the former large warehouse of the Dutch navy and a Kuiperij from 1786, near the end of the Dutch golden age. The Groot Magazijn was a repository for masts, chains, sails and other ship supplies with which the warships of the Dutch navy were supplied from the Vestinghaven of Hellevoetsluis. The Kuiperij also made wooden barrel beacons for pilotage. A small part of the warehouse is used by the City Museum. Hellevoetsluis used to be an important defence a Dutch navy base the main navy for centuries. It's a very nice location whith lots of history to be found.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #firetruck #AhrensFox #museum #firebrigade #NationaalBrandweermuseum in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / Flickr