Thread: name of ladder

Originally Posted by defender

Hi all
don't know if I am in the right forum .but here goes. I would like to know the name
of a antique extension ladder, that was used in fire fighting in the
early 1900. it had 2/3 extensions and a set of 2 large wheels, was transported
on the back of the fire unit ,to the fire. Where could I find some photos of a unit?
thanking you
Steve

Try the Toy makers / Model makers section, that's the sort of thing they would be likely to know.
Regards

Originally Posted by defender

Hi all
don't know if I am in the right forum .but here goes. I would like to know the name
of a antique extension ladder, that was used in fire fighting in the
early 1900. it had 2/3 extensions and a set of 2 large wheels, was transported
on the back of the fire unit ,to the fire. Where could I find some photos of a unit?
thanking you
Steve

Steve,
These were still in Melbourne in my memory..
I will ask my brother, he is a station_officer inner Melbourne.
I think they were called a ladder wagon

Peter

Here is a great picture of one...South Brissy QLD.
From this page
http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/file...igade-1912.jpg

Here we go...
"Curricle" ladder and
"Merryweather wheeled escape ladder"

got this picture, the one I remember in Melbourne...recently!



AND this one
From the same page
http://www.mfbkidzone.com.au/timelin...nd-aerial-gear

More
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=m...w=1280&bih=851




Peter

Seen any spare? I need something like that for the @$%$# palm trees.
Paul

That's some interesting tyres on the first one, Peter!

There may be one in the Fire Museum at Eastern Hill Station.

I've always known them to be called a Wheeled Escape.

Originally Posted by lightwood

Steve,
These were still in Melbourne in my memory..
I will ask my brother, he is a station_officer inner Melbourne.
I think they were called a ladder wagon

Peter

Here is a great picture of one...South Brissy QLD.
From this page
http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/file...igade-1912.jpg

Wow I love the tyres on the front of this truck, love some of those on my old Jeep

There's a facebook page called Lost Brisbane which has thousands of photos, sure they have fire trucks: https://www.facebook.com/Lost.Brisbane

Originally Posted by rhancock

There's a facebook page called Lost Brisbane which has thousands of photos, sure they have fire trucks: https://www.facebook.com/Lost.Brisbane

first of all, I would like to say, thank you to all for your input
it has help me very much in my project thanks again.
I looked through that sight of Brisbane I was up till 230 next
morning, did it bring back some memories of my early pre teens lived In wickham terrace
after the war[ 46 to 53] aprox..
Steve