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.
Firefighting
1680
c. 1885
1889-1894
1898-1902
1907
1863
1906
1830
1940
1979
1880
1904
1894
1966
1950-1959
1930
1892
1960-1966
1915
1766