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748 MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Information 317-262-5161
This Hand Pumper
dates back to 1852
This is a Hand Drawn
Hose Cart.
This Horse Drawn Hand Pumper
was used near London in the late 1700's*
This Horse Drawn Steam
Pumper was built in 1898*
This Horse Drawn Chemical
Wagon carried a soda-acid tank to
extinguish small fires.*
*These pieces are shown courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Hulman family
Ezra T. Burgess
Foreman Steamer No. 1 1869
Erza T. Burgess
(seated center)
Steamer 1 Early 1870