52/52 in the Bronx.

[68jk09]

 

[68jk09]

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[nfd2004]

^^^photos in reply # 17..18 & 19 sent to me by RET Dispatcher Herb Eysser.

reply # 19 shows the old Qtrs on the left & the newer/ present Qtrs on the right.

Thank you very much "fdhistorian" (Iggy) for posting those pictures for us (myself and "68jk09").

As note - these "52/52" pictures were originally sent by Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herbie Eysser.

 

[Signal73]

 

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Courtesy 68jk09 & nfd2004

Ahrens Fox pumper, designed for use at the 1938 World's Fair, subsequently being used as a hose wagon in Riverdale. I believe there were just three of them and were rated at just 500gpm. They never really saw frontline service in the FDNY and we're gone from the inventory by the early '50s.