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Ahrens, All Affiliates - Cincinnati,
OH |
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A.B. & E. Latta (The Buckeye Works): 1852 to
1862 |
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Lane & Bodley: 1863 to 1868 |
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Chris Ahrens and Company: 1869 to 1875 |
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Ahrens Manufacturing Company: 1875 to 1891 |
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Ahrens Fire Engine Company: 1903 to 1910 |
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Ahrens - Fox Fire Engine Company: 1910 and
above |
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Year |
Reg.# |
Original FD |
Type |
Brand |
Current Location / Remarks |
Photo |
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1852 |
No# |
Cincinnati, OH |
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Latta |
Called the "Uncle Joe Ross". This
was the first successful steam in
the United States. It weighed almost
13 tons even though it was
semi-propelled, it still needed four
horses to pull it. The engine would
pump 1000 gallons per minute. |
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Year |
Reg.# |
Original FD |
Type |
Brand |
Current Location / Remarks |
Photo |
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1865 |
No# |
Cincinnati, OH |
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Lane
& Bodley |
Called the "John F. Torrence". |
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Year |
Reg.# |
Original FD |
Type |
Brand |
Current Location / Remarks |
Photo |
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1869 |
1 |
Cincinnati, OH |
1st
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called "Deluge 10". This was a Latta
Type steam engine. |
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1869 |
3 |
Cincinnati, OH |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called "Brighton 13". This was a
Latta Type steam engine. |
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1870 |
4 |
Cincinnati, OH |
1st
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called "Marion 8". This was a Latta
Type steam engine. |
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1871 |
14 |
Cincinnati, OH |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called "Corryville 19". |
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1871 |
17 |
Cincinnati, OH |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called the "Miles Greenwood" and
then changed to "Mohawk 12". |
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1873 |
28 |
St.
Louis, MO |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called "Engine Co. 15". This was a
Latta Type steam engine. |
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1873 |
32 |
Hamilton, OH |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Located in Hamilton, Ohio and owned
by the
Butler County
Historical Society . This
engine is called "Neptune 1". |
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1874 |
39 |
Greensburg, IN |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called the "Bash Wilson 1". |
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1875 |
43 |
Cincinnati, OH |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called the "Wooden Shoe 7". |
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1875 |
44 |
St.
Louis, MO |
1st
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called the "Future City 18". |
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1875 |
45 |
Oxford, OH |
2nd
Size |
Chris
Ahrens |
Called the "Pap Ringwood 1". |
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Year |
Reg.# |
Original FD |
Type |
Brand |
Current Location / Remarks |
Photo |
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1876 |
164 |
Indianapolis, IN |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Engine Co. 4". Sold to
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1906. |
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1876 |
166 |
Aurora, IN |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Thomas Gaff". This vehicle
was junked in 1943. |
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1876 |
167 |
Van
Wert, OH |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Van Wert 1".
This
vehicle served until 1908. |
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1877 |
172 |
Cincinnati, OH |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Reliable 18". |
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1877 |
182 |
St.
Mary's, Ontario, Canada |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Webster Groves, Missouri
and is owned by Ken Menke. |
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1877 |
186 |
Cincinnati, OH |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Coreyville 19". |
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1877 |
188 |
Paris, KY |
4th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Rescue". |
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1878 |
198 |
Cincinnati, OH |
2nd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Franklin 4". |
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1878 |
202 |
Washington,
IN |
4th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Washington, Indiana and
owned by the
Washington
Fire Department and on
display in their museum. |
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1879 |
228 |
Cincinnati, OH |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "L.C. Weir". Later called
"Engine Co. 27". |
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1880 |
266 |
Wasau,
WI |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1881 |
284 |
Paducah, KY |
2nd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1881 |
290 |
Battle Creek, MI |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1882 |
286 |
Waukesha, WI |
4th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1882 |
302 |
Greencastle, IN |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1882 |
316 |
Cincinnati, OH |
1st
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Sold
in 1926.
Unknown disposition. |
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1882 |
320 |
Memphis, TN |
2nd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Engine Co. 2" |
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1883 |
378 |
Sidney, OH |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
This
vehicle is located in Dayton, Ohio
and is on display at Carillon Park. |
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1884 |
391 |
St.
Paul, MN |
1st
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1884 |
392 |
Dallas, TX |
2nd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Dallas, Texas and owned
by the
Dallas Fire
Department. It is
currently on display at the
Dallas Fire
Museum. The engines is
known as "Old Tige #5" |
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1884 |
394 |
St.
Louis, MO |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Cincinnati, Ohio and on
display at the
Cincinnati
Fire Museum. This engine
was originally for the St. Louis FD
and was damaged in a train accident
enroute to Missouri. It was rebuilt
and bought by the Aurora, Indiana
Fire Department. It has been in
Cincinnati since the 1960's. This
vehicle is called the "Aurora
Pumper". |
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1884 |
400 |
Louisville, KY |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "John M. Letterle 10".
Unknown disposition. |
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1884 |
410 |
Cincinnati, OH |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1884 |
412 |
Racine, WI |
3rd
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Cedarburg, Wisconsin and
is privately owned. |
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1884 |
415 |
St.
Paris, OH |
5th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in St. Paris, Ohio and owned
by the Johnson-St. Paris Fire
Department and used as a parade
piece. |
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1884 |
418 |
Chattanooga, TN |
4th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Called "Thomas J. Carlisle 2".
Unknown disposition. |
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1885 |
423 |
Lebanon, OH |
4th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1885 |
425 |
Arcanum, OH |
4th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Arcanum, Ohio and owned
by the Arcanum Fire Department and
used as a parade piece. |
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1885 |
433 |
Seymour, IN |
5th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Located in Seymour, Indiana and
owned by the
Seymour Fire
Department and used as a
parade piece. |
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1886 |
435 |
Sullivan, IN |
5th
Size |
Ahrens Mtg. Co. |
Unknown disposition. |
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1885 |
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