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Old Gooseneck

Passaic Engine Company 1

The first fire company, Engine Company 1 was organized July 4th, 1815, and was ultimately and appropriately named (Passaic Engine Company No. 1) after the river that flowed by the settlement and furnished the mills and factories with (at that time) unlimited power. Number 1 was the only fire company until February, 1821. ​
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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. In May, 1822, an engine was purchased from Sayre & Force, of New York. This was a side brake engine which acquired the name "Old Gooseneck" and is shown in the photographs below.
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Gooseneck type, apparatus
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1935 Firemen's Booster (ball book)
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John Reid photo -- Dayspring Collection
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From 1939 book "Enjine, Enjine" depicting a winter scene with a Gooseneck apparatus
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Gooseneck of Chatham Engine 15 NYC 1820s “Old Wreath of Roses” - From 1939 book "Enjine, Enjine"
Old Gooseneck went out of service 1833-1835 (? exact date) and was sold to Boonton Iron Company but was then  reacquired long after (January 1882) by the Paterson Exempt Fireman's Association  and was stored on the porch of the Exempt home at Ward and Clark Streets. It was restored for exhibition at the 1948 NJ State Exempt Parade which was held in Paterson. Afterwards, it along with the 1863 Jeffer's steam fire engine of Washington Engine Company  3 were located at the 23rd Avenue Firehouse (Engine 13) and after that house closed in 1962  moved to the 198 17th Avenue Firehouse (Engine 10). When 17th Ave quarters closed the antique apparatus relocated to the Madison Avenue Firehouse. Ultimately they moved to the Paterson Museum on Spruce Street
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Old Gooseneck & old Volunteers on Porch of Exempt Home on Clark St
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November 21, 1883:  Old Gooseneck, the oldest "machine" in the country was featured in a NYC parade
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Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 9, 1893: Exempts advised to acquire Old Gooseneck now stored in Haledon. In 1835 it was sold by Passaic 1 to Boonton Iron Company. In 1888 it was re-acquired by Passaic 1 and to make room for horses in 1884 Robert Bridge (former member of Passaic 1) stored the hand tub in Haledon. 
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Paterson Press

​May 2, 1895: The Gooseneck apparatus moves from its recent home at the place of Phineas Bridge in Haledon to the grounds of the Exempt Home on Clark Street
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Paterson Press
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1902: Morning Call article regarding Old Gooseneck
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Courtesy Jim Eifler
1938: NJ State Exempt Firemen - Won by Paterson N.J. Exempt Firemen - Oldest Hand Engine in Parade
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Courtesy Vince Zito - Photo by Vincent Marchese
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Courtesy Vince Zito - Photo by Vincent Marchese
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Removal from Exempt Home to new home at 23rd Avenue Firehouse
February 16, 1948: Restoration of Old Gooseneck
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January 22, 1948 Paterson Evening News - Restoration at Headquarters: In front are F/Fs Harold N Kane, Henry Bush, & John Thompson, In rear are B/C Rudolph Peppinghaus, Cpt Elia Daddario & Chief Aide Willie Comer
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Restoration
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August 31 1973 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
Restorers in 1948 took incredible liberties by hiring a painter who reproduced the Currier and Ives Lithograph on the apparatus (a painting that was conceived and lithographed 40 years after Old Gooseneck was built). The painter was Mrs. Lena Egg at the Hobby Art School in Haledon.
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The engine lamp was restored but the glass pieces were from Rescue 1 Hook and Ladder of Passaic, not from a Paterson Company
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Engine Lamp Restoration
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Post-restoration photo
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Inside 23rd Avenue Firehouse
The civic minded folks who made old Gooseneck Restoration possible are seen below in front of the 23rd Street Firehouse (Engine 13). Seated L-R are Battalion Chief Rudolph Peppinghaus, Deputy Chief Hobart Strathearn, Chief James Troy, Harry B Haines (Trustee of Old Gooseneck), Tony Frylink (candidate for president of the state's Exempt Fireman's Assn, Police commissioner Harry Gourley, and William Dalzell. Standing: Captain Joseph Devenport, Clarence Dodd, Charles Egg, Mrs. Lena Egg, William McDonald, James McMullen, Richard Moore and Captain John Crowley. Second row, L-R: Fireman H Kane, Fireman H Bush, Captain E. D'Addario, Fireman Ferdinand Miller, Captain S Simonton (retired), Fireman J Thompson, Randall Sisco, Robert McMullen, Robert Baker and Charles Van Wagner. 
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Outside 23rd Avenue Firehouse - Sitting L-R: DC Rudolph Peppinghaus, DC Hobart Strathearn, Chief James Troy, Harry B Haines
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Souvenir Postcard -- In front of 23rd Avenue FH 1948 Dayspring Collection
Below is presentation certificate given by PFD to the publisher of the Paterson Evening News Harry B Haines (in center wearing ribbon) in 1948. Second from left is Chief Engineer James Troy, 3rd from left is Captain Ed Heitzman and to Haines left is Captain Phil Hartley, Frank Dalton (FMBA president) and far right is Jack Stern (Board Police and Fire Commissioners). 
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September 25, 1948: Tales of Old Gooseneck
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Paterson News
At some point after the 1948 Parade the restored 1863 Jeffers Steamer and the 1821 Gooseneck were transferred from the 23rd Avenue firehouse to Engine 10 quarters on 17th Ave and East 26th Street
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Front row L to R-Charles Van Wagner, Howard Robinson, Clarence Dodd, Frank Smith, Mrs Lena Egg, Chief Peppinghaus, Harry B. Haines, Capt. Lawless, Jerrold Oakley, Charles Kessel Back row-Frank Dalton, August Peters, Jerry Dugan, Eugene Mariani, Capt Ed Heitzman, Al Strysko, James Durkin, Harry McAuliffe, Joseph Kesse
September 27, 1949:  Old Gooseneck to be displayed at the Paterson Armory
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Paterson Evening News
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August 10 1973 Paterson News
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Note: The story is partially false. Engine 3 in Pataerson was called Washington 3 long before the steamer arrived in 1863. The appellation had nothing to do with Washington's birthday.
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July 5 1955 Paterson News
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Rainy day parade. Fireman on right is Nate Salmanowitz
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L-R: MIke Ross,Henry Harris, J Shearn, Harold Schoonmaker, Chick Mandara, ?, John Heffran. In front William Comer, Commisioner Edwin Englehardt and ?
May 5 1968: Old Gooseneck wins trophy in Newark parade
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May 8 Paterson News
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Circa 1980 photos of Old Gooseneck at Madison Avenue Firehouse
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AT Madison Avenue FH circa 1980 -- Dayspring photo
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"The Gooseneck" Dayspring Photo
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On display at the Paterson Museum
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1833: Old Gooseneck was replaced by a smaller Gooseneck apparatus which proved to be unsatisfactory and was sold 18 months after acquisition for cost. 
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  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
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    • 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
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  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON