Fire Engine - Pump - Melba, MFB Pierce-Arrow Heavy Pumper, 1911 (exact)

Historical information

Unique vehicle fabricated by MFB from chassis of Dame Nellie Melba's salon car

Significance

Unique vehicle, critical for large fire extinguishing, fully restored

Physical description

Pierce-Arrow MFB Heavy Pumper
salon car manufactured 1911
Petrol Engine - Straight 6, 48HP,
Kelly & Lewis pump, centrifugal, 400 gpm, 5 inputs, 2 outlets, rear mounted PTO driven
Converted by MFB from Salon Car into heavy pumper in 1919
Out of service with MFB in 1933

Inscriptions & markings

Registration No 16658, 1911 Melba Pump, Pierce-Arrow,

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