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    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
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    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
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  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
  • BALLBOOKS
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    • 1916 BALL BOOK
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    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
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Volunteer Era Engines 

Paterson Volunteer Era

Passaic Engine Company 1
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1815: The first engine used by the company was a cumbersome affair operated by hand brakes and a roller, underneath the box, upon which the rope was wound.
May 1822: Side brake, Gooseneck type tub made by Sayre and Force of New York  Sold June 1835 to Boonton Iron works
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Photo from 1882 when Exempts acquired the apparatus and returned to Paterson
May 1833: Smaller gooseneck tub     Sold 18 months later
June 1835: Goose Neck apparatus "Black Hawk" by James Smith of New York
Lasted twenty years and was famous throughout the state, winning many competitions (washes)
March 30, 1853: Van Ness Piano type engine - was so heavy and ineffective - sold to Waverly, NY at cost.
1855: Smith Piano Box engine (with a two wheeled jumper) acquired and used until 1866. In early 1861, sent to Dennison's of Newark, NJ  improvement: additional cylinders, platform springs and tongue with reel for drag rope, levers polished and lengthened. Also garnished with inlaid ornaments and Passaic Falls and Valley of the Rocks paintings. Wheels were white with gold striping. A splendid signal lamp surmounted the pumper. 
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1859 photo by John Reid - courtesy Jim Eifler
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John Reid Photo - courtesy Jim Eifler
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John Reid Photo - courtesy Jim Eifler
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John Reid Photo - courtesy Jim Eifler
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Photo after the 1861 upgrade
May 1866: Single pump hand pulled, Banks Steam Fire Engine (Paterson's second steamer)
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May 1871:  Third Class double pump Harrel and Hayes (of Paterson) steam fire engine used until January 1886
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November 1, 1885: First Class double pump Button and Blake (of Waterford, NY) Steam Fire Engine. This was the company's last ever built steamer. Serial # was 186
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Neptune Engine Company 2
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February 1821: Gooseneck hand tub built by James Smith of New York for $700. Barely functional in 1839
1840: New Gooseneck hand tub by James Smith of NY for $754. 
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February 22, 1864: Piano-box machine built by William Jeffers of Pawtucket, RI. 
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John Reid 1864 photo courtesy Jim Eifler
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John Reid 1864 photo courtesy Jim Eifler
Jeffers Hand Pumper sold to Charlotte NC in 1875 (now restored)
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February 8, 1872: the company received at their own expense a 3rd-class, double pump Jeffers steam fire engine ordered in 1871. Specifics - water pumps 3 7/8 inches, stroke 7 1/2 inches, steam cylinders 6 1/2 inches. ​It had to be taken out of service in 1875
July 1876: 3rd class, double pump, Nussey Steam Fire Engine (built in Paterson). Used until 1883 when it went to Paterson Engine 9 (if one looks closely one can see a "9" engraved on the steamer lamps). This photo dates to when it was a spare (during paid FD era) parked outside the center bay of the 77 Prospect Street Firehouse
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This photo is much later when it was a spare and after apparatus served at Engine 9
Spring 1883: Used the refurbished (with horse hitch) second size 1871 third-class Jeffers steam engine with vertical works and double pump
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Washington Engine Company 3
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1828: Goose-neck type hand tub by Ephraim Force of New York, used until 1856.
December 1856: Piano-box hand tub built by James Smith of New York.
October or November 24, 1860: Jeffers (of Pawtucket, RI) Steam Fire Engine arrives in Paterson. Placed in the charge of Washington 3 in July of 1861. Not used until 1864.
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September 1881: second-class, double pump Amoskeag steam fire engine.
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Phoenix Engine Company 4
Organized 1828: Existed for 14 years. Their machine, seen below, was the only double-decker apparatus ever in service in Paterson. Builder is unknown.
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Jackson Engine Company 4
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1855: First engine was a piano-box hand tub built by James Smith of New York.  Served until 1868.
1868: Steam Fire Engine built by the Paterson Steam Fire Engine Works. Below is the original engine lamp pictured above on the steamer depicts General (President) Andrew Jackson and his image (modeled after the battle of New Orleans).
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Protection Engine Company 5
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1832: Goose-neck hand tub built by Smith Brothers of New York City. 
1865: Piano-box machine built by John Dennison of Newark, NJ.  Used until 1870 when it was sold to Eufaula, Alabama.
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March 1871: Hand-pulled third-class, double pump engine built by Richard Harrell of Paterson Steam Fire Engine Works.
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1884: Silsby (of Seneca Falls, New York) Steam Fire Engine, third-size ​
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Engine Company 6 (transient company)
Spring 1840: Used old Gooseneck hand tub of Neptune Engine 2     Disbanded 1842
Vigilant Engine Company 6
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1867: 1855 Smith Piano-box hand tub formerly used by Passaic Engine 1
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August 11, 1871: Third Class. 4th size, double pump Harrel and Hayes Steam Fire Engine built by Paterson Steam Fire Engine Works
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1886: Clapp and Jones Steamer received, but had to be returned to factory for overhauling due to boiler leak. Entered service February 22, 1887. 
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Shown in 1905 photo at Engine 7 of paid PFD
Union Engine Company 7 (transient company)
Never received an apparatus
Lexington Engine Company 7 (transient company)
1868:  1856 James Smith Hand tub previously used by Washington Engine 3
Liberty Engine Company 7 
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1872:  1855 Van Ness Piano-box hand tub previously used by Engine 1 and then Engine 6
1879: Single pump Clapp and Jones Steam Fire Engine
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Lafayette Engine Company 8
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1872: Used an 1856 James Smith Piano hand tub previously used by Washington 3
1874: Double pump, third class with horizontal works, Steam Fire Engine built by Paterson Steam Fire Engine Works. 
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Paterson Steam Fire Engine Company 9
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1883: Used a third class with double pumps, horizontal works built by Joseph Nussey (of Paterson Steam Fire Engine Company) previously used by Neptune 2.  (Note rear engine lamp has a 9 on glass). Photo is when steamer was a spare positioned outside the center door of the Prospect Street Firehouse of Washington 3. 
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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
    • EVENTS 1895-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-1999
    • EVENTS 2000-2019
    • EVENTS 2020-2023
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1942 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1943 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1944 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1945 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1946 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 1949 ANNUAL BALL
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    • 2005 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2010 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2011 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2014 ANNUAL BALL
    • 2016 ANNUAL BALL
  • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • STATISTICS
  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON