FIREFIGHTER HISTORY ,STORIES AND MEMORIES 312
FIREFIGHTER HISTORY ,STORIES AND MEMORIES 312
FROM A WEB SITE
THERE ARE GENERALLY THREE CATEGORIES OF THESE EARLY FIREFIGHTING TOOLS:
1ST ARE WORKING TRUMPETS.
JUST AS THE NAME IMPLIES, THEY WERE USED BY EARLY FOREMEN OR CHIEFS TO HOLLER ORDERS TO THE FIREMEN.
WHETHER THEY BE ON THE ROOF OR MANNING A HAND TUB, ORDERS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE BOSS WHO WAS USING THIS DEVICE LIKE A MEGAPHONE. CONSEQUENTLY, IT IS QUITE NORMAL TO FIND THEM WITH NICKS, DENTS, DINGS AND SCRATCHES.
THIS ADDS TO THE EFFECT. FIREMEN OF THE DAY WERE NOT SHY IN USING THEIR TRUMPET IN A FIGHT WITH A RIVAL FIRE COMPANY. THEY WOULD ALSO PLUG -UP THE END AND USE IT AS A BEER MUG.
SECONDLY TRUMPETS WERE AWARDED TO RETIRING AND PROMOTED MEMBERS OR FOR A JOB WELL DONE. THIS TYPE IS REFERRED TO AS A PRESENTATION TRUMPET. GENERALLY THEY WERE MADE OUT OF SILVER, OR NICKEL PLATED BRASS.
EXAMPLES IN GLASS ARE ALSO KNOWN TO EXIST. SOMETIMES THESE WERE VERY FINELY DETAILED WITH ENGRAVINGS, ETC. OF THE PERSON'S NAME AND FIRE COMPANY AND WERE OFTEN DATED.
FINALLY, THERE WERE PARADE VERSIONS. THESE WERE USED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF LOOKING GOOD AT A PARADE OR MUSTER AND IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR FIREMEN TO PUT A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS IN THE BELL WHILE THEY WERE PROUDLY CARRIED DOWN THE PARADE ROUTE - A PRACTICE WHICH STILL EXISTS TODAY.
TRUMPETS WERE MADE OF TIN, BRASS, NICKEL PLATED BRASS, COPPER, SILVER PLATE, SILVER, AND A FEW RARE EXAMPLES IN GLASS OR EVEN COAL.
FIREFIGHTER
WAYNE
FROM A WEB SITE
THERE ARE GENERALLY THREE CATEGORIES OF THESE EARLY FIREFIGHTING TOOLS:
1ST ARE WORKING TRUMPETS.
JUST AS THE NAME IMPLIES, THEY WERE USED BY EARLY FOREMEN OR CHIEFS TO HOLLER ORDERS TO THE FIREMEN.
WHETHER THEY BE ON THE ROOF OR MANNING A HAND TUB, ORDERS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE BOSS WHO WAS USING THIS DEVICE LIKE A MEGAPHONE. CONSEQUENTLY, IT IS QUITE NORMAL TO FIND THEM WITH NICKS, DENTS, DINGS AND SCRATCHES.
THIS ADDS TO THE EFFECT. FIREMEN OF THE DAY WERE NOT SHY IN USING THEIR TRUMPET IN A FIGHT WITH A RIVAL FIRE COMPANY. THEY WOULD ALSO PLUG -UP THE END AND USE IT AS A BEER MUG.
SECONDLY TRUMPETS WERE AWARDED TO RETIRING AND PROMOTED MEMBERS OR FOR A JOB WELL DONE. THIS TYPE IS REFERRED TO AS A PRESENTATION TRUMPET. GENERALLY THEY WERE MADE OUT OF SILVER, OR NICKEL PLATED BRASS.
EXAMPLES IN GLASS ARE ALSO KNOWN TO EXIST. SOMETIMES THESE WERE VERY FINELY DETAILED WITH ENGRAVINGS, ETC. OF THE PERSON'S NAME AND FIRE COMPANY AND WERE OFTEN DATED.
FINALLY, THERE WERE PARADE VERSIONS. THESE WERE USED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF LOOKING GOOD AT A PARADE OR MUSTER AND IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR FIREMEN TO PUT A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS IN THE BELL WHILE THEY WERE PROUDLY CARRIED DOWN THE PARADE ROUTE - A PRACTICE WHICH STILL EXISTS TODAY.
TRUMPETS WERE MADE OF TIN, BRASS, NICKEL PLATED BRASS, COPPER, SILVER PLATE, SILVER, AND A FEW RARE EXAMPLES IN GLASS OR EVEN COAL.
FIREFIGHTER
WAYNE
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