MAXIM FIRE APPARATUS 1914 -1989 Photo Archive, Howard T. Smith, 2001
Follow the development of Maxim Motor Company's fire apparatus from the company's beginning in 1914, through numerous ownership changes and financial crises, up to its final days in the late 1980s. Although many of the company records were lost or destroyed, through meticulous research the author has filled in the details of the rigs shown.
Carefully selected photographs create a magnificent photographic history of Maxim's fire apparatus that will appeal to all fire apparatus enthusiasts. Beginning with the first three Maxim apparatus built in 1914, included photos show commercial chassis & conventional chassis, pumpers, aerials, brush trucks, rescues and tankers. Also included are some of the unusual and one-of-a-kind rigs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Howard Smith spent 5 years locating and compiling the materials for this book. Following in his father's footsteps, Smith has been a lifelong fan of Maxim's apparatus. In fact, both he and his father have owned Maxim's.
He is a 3rd generation firefighter and has been in fire firefighting service for 16 years. He also is an instructor at the Massachusetts Fire Academy as well as a member of SPAMFAA, the Massachusetts Association of Antique Fire Apparatus, and the Essex County Forest Wardens.
10 1/4" x 8 ½", 128 pages, 122 B&W photos, ISBN 1-58388-050-X, BM5400 / $29.95
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