1885 Button Steam Pumper

Vehicle

Railway Village Museum

1885 Button Steam Pumper in the Antique Auto Display.

Name/Title

1885 Button Steam Pumper

Description

This steam pumper was built by Button & Sons of Waterford, New York. It is operated by three people: an engineer, driver, and coal stoker. It can generate over 60 pounds of steam pressure in 5 minutes, and can send a 2 1/2" stream of water 250 feet into the air. It was restored over a four year period by museum volunteers and the wheels were rebuilt by the Amish.

Make and Manufacture

Manufacturer

Button & Sons

Manufacture Date

1885

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Truck, Pumper

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Truck, Fire

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Truck

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Motor Vehicles

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects