1929 Seagrave Tiller Aerial Ladder Truck
West Wood Volunteer Fire Co. 9 "Parade Piece" - 1960s-70s
|
 |
| Co. 9's 1929 Seagrave Tiller Aerial Ladder Truck (CLICK to enlarge) |
|
|
This impressive track-trailer-tiller ladder truck was never part of the Hamden Fire Department inventory. It was the "parade piece" for the West Woods Volunteer Fire Assn. Co. 9 in the 1960s and 70s. Dep. Chief Everett Doherty and Fire Chief V. Paul Leddy (in dress blues) are pictured here with members of Volunteer Co. 9 immediately following a mid-1960s Memorial Day Parade.
Tillered (rear steer) ladder trucks are a necessity in many cities where access in and out of narrow streets is a problem, and they are still manufactured today.
After about ten years of ownership, Volunteer Co. 9 advertised this truck for sale in 1973. According to the "Seagrave Painters Log," the serial number of this apparatus was #55380. It was painted "Coach Painter's Red" (a standard Seagrave color) at the Columbus, Ohio factory on January 25, 1929.
|
 |
| 1929 Seagrave Ladder Truck Delivery Photo (CLICK to enlarge) |
|
|
|