Components from Dennis F 12 Pump Escape Fire Engine

Pallet of boxed components including accessories and spares belonging to Dennis F 12 Pump escape fire engine, 1958, registration number 39 MMX.

Contents:

Archival Box (Item 1) - Green tag reading: “Dennis Fire Engine / 8 Hose Reels / 1 Spare Wheel / 1 Roll Rubber Sheet / 2 Inner Tubes / 2 Tube Protector Bands / 2 V.H.F. Whip Aerials (spelled "Ariels" on the original label)”.

Archival Box (Item 2) - White label with red writing reading: “2005-714/1 Pts / 58 – Helmet / 89 - Steering Wheel / 103 - Pye Vanguard Tx/Rx / 104 - Gasket Set / 117 - Gasket Set”.

Archival Box (Item 3) – Pink Label with green writing reading: “ 2005-714/1 87 - Hose Connectors (x2) / 2005-714/1 86 - Quad Hose Connectors (x2) / 2005-714/1 90 - Screw Blank Plate”.

Cardboard Box (Item 4) - Handwritten inscription: “RE14618 / 2005-714/1 81”.

Wooden Crate (Item 5) - Handwritten inscription: “B80MK20C (B) / MENDAY / 2005-714/1/34”.

And an adjustable axle stand (Item 6) with remnants of yellow and red paint, marked with stencilled lettering reading "SECT" & “B”.

This fire engine was in active service from 1958 to 1973, and demonstrates contemporary changes in fire fighting technology. In particular, new materials such as aluminium and heavy plastic were used as an added safety measure. Other features - such as the position of the steering wheel - proved inconvenient and were adjusted in future models.

This engine was used by Middlesex Fire Service until it was retired, and later became a feature at fundraising events for the Fire Service Benevolent Fund.