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Description: | The collections relate entirely to fire-fighting in London. It includes large equipment, from manual hand pumps through horse-drawn and steam driven pumps to motorised appliances, scale models of appliances etc including a small scale model of a Blitz scene; uniforms and clothing from the 17th century to the present as well as medals, badges and other insignia including some foreign examples; equipment such as hoses, breathing appartus, extinguishers and hand pumps, first aid and communications equipment. Some items relate to buildings, such as firemarks, hydrant marks, alarm posts and signs, water mains, clocks and furniture. Some personal items such as retirement gifts, bravery awards etc and commemorative and gift items from foreign fire services.
- | Subjects: | Fire fighting | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | 94A Southwark Bridge Road
Southwark London Great Britain (UK),
SE1 0EG | FAX: | 020 7587 2878 | Telephone: | 020 7587 2894 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6029 | Go to resource |
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