fire fighter three wheeler for a board track, grandstands and buildings at the track, built by the Dayton Sewing Machine Company

the images are with others that show the 1915 Astor Cup Race that was held at the Sheepshead Bay Board Track on October 9, 1915.

Found in the July 7, 1915 Fire and Water Engineering magazine published in New York City, was an accounting of one of the machines being put through its paces at the Speedway as follows:

“One of the Dayton Tri-Car chemicals was installed by the Woodside Mfg. Co. agents at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway in conjunction with the Astor Cup Races. In a public demonstration for the judges and officials, the car with a 35-gallon tank circled the two mile track in three minutes and 56 seconds. It so pleased the officials as well as the Fire Department in charge of the Speedway fire protection, it was then unanimously adopted for fire protection for the track, grandstands and buildings”.

 Found on http://theoldmotor.com/?p=120564

advertisement for the Dayton Tri Car found on http://books.google.com/books?id=9aVIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA90-IA74&dq=Dayton+Tri.+Car.+Chemical&hl=en&sa=X&ei=J8Z7U52hOMHlsATwnYCwDg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Dayton%20Tri.%20Car.%20Chemical&f=false

Bonhams is auctioning off the estate of Dr Cox, it seems he had a lot of stuff at an aviation museum, plus a train, cars, fire trucks, etc

1873 SILSBY ROTARY STEAM PUMPER

1906 HAMMOND SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CAR

1909 PREMIER MODEL 45 45 55HP 6-CYLINDER RACEABOUT

1920 BALDWIN 2-6-2 LOCOMOTIVE

1929 AMERICAN LAFRANCE

Conestoga wagon

Fatman sales display

Model T accessories and parts

a B-17 engine

See all the cool stuff at http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22174/

The Dr. Ralph W.E. Cox Jr. estate sale will take place on Saturday, May 10, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Cape May, New Jersey, the very site where Cox’s collection was on public display between 1961 and 1964 

Russsian fire brigade of 1900... no wonder they were needed, the size of the building they operate from, and all wood logs

Petrovsky Fire Brigade department of St. Petersburg
Found on http://t-s-k-b.tumblr.com/  

London Private Fire Brigades’ Tournament, 1925.

Women of Achille Serre Ltd’s Private Fire Brigade setting off on their motorcycle and sidecar to compete in the London Private Fire Brigades’ Tournament, 1925.

Found on http://specialcar.tumblr.com/

great old fire engine... no one can afford to do anything with them though

Old fire truck parked behind a huge marina building at historic Locke in the Delta, says http://sketchy-vans-and-other-vehicles.tumblr.com/ who reposted this from http://myolddear.tumblr.com/