This from Steve Redick:
Some great old stuff from dad’s collection.
A Mack bulldog pressure wagon at a 5-11 500 S Peoria 1/21/49
Warren Redick collection
5-11 62 & Halsted 12-30-52
Warren Redick collection
Engine 46 – 1919 Ahrens Fox
Chicago Engine 46 – 1919 Ahrens Fox. Warren Redick collection
2 – 1938 Pirsch Sedan pumpers
Warren Redick collection
1954 Mack delivery photo
Warren Redick collection
Eng 45 1916 Ahrens Fox
Warren Redick collection
These are just really some great shots. Enjoy
Steve
#1 by Anne on July 24, 2015 - 5:35 PM
Thank you, David. I will email the photos today.
#2 by Crabby Milton on July 24, 2015 - 11:28 AM
You’re in the wrong thread Marvin.
#3 by marvin schwartz on July 23, 2015 - 8:23 PM
Why was the trial of the former deputy chief brought up today ?
He was found to be innocent of all charges yesterday.
Please post a retraction.
#4 by David on July 22, 2015 - 5:16 AM
Anne, if you have digital copies of the pics, just send them to the webmaster of this site and hopefully somebody here could be able to identify what you ask for. You can also try to contact the guys from the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago (hope the link will work): http://www.firemuseumofgreaterchicago.org/
#5 by Anne on July 21, 2015 - 5:39 PM
Thank you for sharing these photos. I have some photos that I believe show firemen from Chicago Fire Dept Co. 5 in the early 1920s. However, I am not knowledgeable enough about the uniforms and fire engines during that time to be certain. I’m looking for feedback from others with expertise to help me to date these photos. I have a personal interest in understanding them because I believe my great-grandfather is in the photos. Any advice on where I could share these is appreciated.
#6 by David on April 15, 2015 - 9:13 AM
I’d say the Foxes were chain driven.
#7 by spoung45 on April 15, 2015 - 8:56 AM
Are those engines rear wheel drive belt driven?
#8 by Chuck on April 15, 2015 - 2:24 AM
Great pictures, Steve-thanks for posting them.
#9 by David on April 15, 2015 - 1:31 AM
Some of the CFD rigs from that era were a state-of-the-art stuff, not counting these pumpers there were also the sedan cab Mack pumpers from the same year, the cab over engine Mack Squads and the Pirsch and ALF metal aerials with closed cab tractors. Awesome photos anyway, especially the first shot and the Foxes, thanks for sharing this!
#10 by Crabby Milton on April 14, 2015 - 5:20 PM
Those handsome PIRSCH pumpers were ahead of their time. I don’t know why they they took about 50 years to become standard.