Iron Toy ladder truck with driver's seat, c. 1900

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Iron Toy ladder truck with driver's seat, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

1987.62.1

Description

Acc. No. 87.62.1 Subject Category: Toys Date or Period: C. 1900 Object: Ladder truck (incomplete) Description: Two wheel cast iron ladder truck with driver's seat (missing front wheels & horses). Size: L-17 inches. History of Object: Incomplete children's fire engine ladder truck. It was played with by an unknown member of the W. W. Chipman family (co-founder City of Alameda). Acquired from: Mr. & Mrs. Roscoe Hamilton Date: 9-7-1987