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Discover the history of professional firefighting with this collection of objects from the mid-17th century onwards, charting the development of fire brigades—first private and later under public control.

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Model vertical cylinder fire engine

Firefighting

c. 1885

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Firefighting

1680

Conical fire extinguisher, model 4B

Firefighting

1967

"Petrolex" Fire extinguisher, Type B, 1934

Firefighting

1934

Leather gladstone bag

Firefighting

1941-1955

Pearson A type fire detector, 1907

Firefighting

1907

P.D. 2.2 dry powder fire extinguisher

Firefighting

Commemorative gold fire extinguisher

Firefighting

1988-1989

Horizontal Steam Fire Engine

Firefighting

1892

Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire engine, "1894 S

Firefighting

1889-1894

Chubb fire extinguisher, 1979.

Firefighting

1979

Standard model "Pyrene" fire extinguisher, section

Firefighting

Merryweather manual fire engine

Firefighting

1898-1902

Water colour drawing (scale 1:12) of first steam f

Firefighting

Conical fire extinguisher, type B soda acid

Firefighting

1975-1987

Maintained pressure powder fire extinguisher, c 1960s.

Firefighting

1960-1966

Model of a manual fire engine

Firefighting

1894

Conical fire extinguisher Model AW

Firefighting

First Steam Fire Engine Constructed in England AD 1830

Firefighting

1830

Model, of 'Simon Snorkel', hydraulic platform firefighting appliance

Firefighting

1965

Model of a Shand Mason 50 foot lattice girder fire escape, patented 1880

Firefighting

1880

Quartzoid bulb sprinkler head

Firefighting
Set of three fire grenades in a wire rack by Sinclair and Co., 1875-1885

Sinclair hand fire grenades, c 1880.

Firefighting

1875-1885
Model of a manual horse-drawn fire engine, made by W. J. Tilley, London, ca. 1820.

Model of a manual horse-drawn fire engine, made by

Firefighting

1815-1825

Powder fire extinguisher by Chubb Panorama Ltd, 1970-1987

Firefighting

1970-1987

Fire float, 1884.

Firefighting

1884

Hand fire extinguisher, stored pressure type, by Chubb

Firefighting

Aircraft fire extinguisher by the Pyrene Company

Firefighting

1940-1970

Firex glass ball fire extinguisher with original packaging, 20th century

Firefighting

1901-1970

No.3 "Essex" featherspray methyl bromide dual purp

Firefighting

Harden fire grenade, 1871

Firefighting

'Selfac' Automatic Fire Extinguisher by F.E. Proprietary Co. Ltd., England, 1940

Firefighting

1940

Fire extinguisher, 1915, made by William Miller, G

Firefighting

1915

Sectioned Antifyre soda acid fire-extinguisher

Firefighting

1950-1959

Sectioned Chubb model WT9 fire extinguisher, 1979,

Firefighting

1979

Grinnell quartzoid bulb sprinkler, 1927

Firefighting

Antifyre Pistole fire-extinguisher with dummy char

Firefighting

Model, of a Merryweather, self propelled, twin-cylinder, single speed, chain driven, steam fire engine

Firefighting

1900-1910

'Mulsifyre' water projector, type 114

Firefighting

Fire extinguisher, red, by Delta of Belgium

Firefighting
Model, scale 1:8, of a 900 g.p.m. Leyland Limousine type fire pump.

Scale model of Leyland fire engine, 1936

Firefighting

1936

Conical fire extinguisher, water-type

Firefighting

Auto-Boyce fire extinguisher

Firefighting

2 Harden fire grenades, 1871

Firefighting

Stirrup pump used for fire fighting

Firefighting

1939-1945

Quartzoid bulb fire sprinkler

Firefighting

Example of Shand Mason and Co.'s "London Brigade"

Firefighting

Motor fire engine with Hatfield pump made by Merryweather and Sons

Firefighting

1904

Firefighting helmet, 1966

Firefighting

1966

Fire extinguisher delivery horn

Firefighting

1973-1990