Item 13277 - Portland No. 2, Portland Company, ca. 1864

Item 13277 - Portland No. 2, Portland Company, ca. 1864
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Item 13277
Portland No. 2, Portland Company, ca. 1864
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"This 1864 Portland Company-built steam fire engine, the second-class engine 'Portland No. 2,' was put into service in January 1865 as the Portland Fire Department's fifth steam engine. It cost $4,500 and weighed 6,625 pounds." --Fletcher, David H. "The Portland Company 1846-1982." Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2002, 93.

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