Horse Drawn Fire Hose Reel
Date1867
Dimensions13 x 7 x 6.6 ft
Credit LineTransferred from the collection of Fanshawe Pioneer Village, London, Ontario, 2004
Object number2004.021.001
Label TextThe London Fire Department purchased this horse-drawn fire hose reel carriage as well as 600 feet of rubber hose in 1867. Carriages like this transported fire hoses to emergency sites before the use of fire trucks. In addition to the hose reel, this carriage also has a footboard on the back where a firefighter stood while enroute to the site of a fire. London’s fire department obtained its first 1,000 feet of leather hose in 1852 as well as a two-wheeled cart to carry it. In 1870, the department purchased an additional 800 feet of leather hose, and then, in 1872, a further 1000 feet of canvas hose.
NameReel, Fire Hose
