Merryweather and Sons Illustrated Catalogues and Brochures of Fire Engines, Fire Appliances and other Fire-related Equipment, 1920s-1930s

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	N/A
Dust Jacket Protection:	N/A
Signature:	None
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Merryweather and Sons
Publication Place:	London, UK
Book ID:	026213
Catalogue(s):	Culture and Society ◇ History - Family and Institutional History, Geneaology

A collection of Merryweather and Sons illustrated, descriptive catalogues and brochures, some in two colours, pegged into a cloth-covered binder with gilt lettering stamped front and spine. Folio. The boards are heavily worn, marked, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, cloth cracked on spine joints, small hole in cloth on front panel. Interior of binding also worn and scuffed. Previous owner's name - C A Ellis - inside front cover. Some wear and damage at page edges but the brochures and catalogues themselves are generally neat, clean, bright and tight. Around 100 different brochures from Merryweather and Sons dating from the mid 1920s to the mid 1930s, featuring a wide range of their fire-fighting products including the All-British Motor Turntable Steel Fire Ladder; Cross Country Hatfield Fire Engine; Greenwich Gem Steam Fire Pump; Fire and Salvage Boats; The Greenwich Salamander; Motor Turbine Fire Engines; Chemical Fire Engines; Fire Hoses and Pumps; Fire Escapes; Fire Alarm, and many, many more. Includes fascinating technical drawings and and articles and illustrations regarding current and potential use.

Keywords:

Fire Fire-fighting The Fire Service The Fire Brigade