"Obenchain-Boyer Fire Engine"
Poole donated to Museum in 1

Poole “Fire Engine”

The village of Poole purchased this “Fire Engine about 1920. Instead of water, the small tank held a chemical mixture of sulphuric acid and bicarbonate soda. The chemical reaction of mixing these two created a pressurize flow of liquid.

 

 

 

 



 

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