The Dean of Steam Fire Engine Builders
signed first edition
1986 · Sunnyvale, California
by Hass, Ed
Sunnyvale, California: Ed Hass, 1986 First edition. Number 439 of 1000 copies (stamped on endpaper) SIGNED by the author. Quarto. 222pp. 150 photographs, a few reproductions. Index of engines. Red leatherette, gilt. A very fine copy. A well-researched biography of 19th century steam fire engine manufacturer, Chris Ahrens (1834-1919). It includes a multitude of photographs of vintage engines. The text provides a chronological history of the Ahrens Manufacturing Company which the subject founded. Also included are complete specifications and history of every steam fire engine his company built, from 1852 to 1916. This excellent reference also includes a chronological index of every company patent.. (Inventory #: 8345)