1826 HUBBARD ROTARY FIRE HANDTUB HAND PUMPER ALSTEAD NH Excellent Restored Working Condition-Great Gold Leafing Start Price USD 22,500.00 Current Price USD 22,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Newmarket, New Hampshire See more about '1826 HUBBARD ROTARY FIRE HANDTUB HAND PUMPER ALSTEAD NH' Description A VERY UNUSUAL AND RARE PIECE OF FIRE APPARATUS BUILT IN PROCTORSVILLE, VT BY ASSHEL HUBBARD FOR THE PAPER MILL IN ALSTEAD, NH!!!  THESE TYPE OF ENGINES WERE COMMONLY CALLED "COFFEE GRINDERS" OR "ROTARIES" BASED UPON THEIR PUMPING MOVEMENTS, WERE GENERALLY TOUGH TO PUMP AND WERE "BUCKET FED", AND WERE SUPERSEDED BY THE PISTON PUMPS OF HUNNEMAN AND THAYER, WHICH WERE MORE EFFICIENT AND CHEAPER.  UNTIL ABOUT 1924 OR SO THIS MACHINE WAS USED IN ALSTEAD-- FIRST IN THE MILLS, AND THEN IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN TOWN EVEN AFTER THEY HAD PURCHASED A FORD MODEL T PUMPER, UNTIL IT WAS STORED-- WE DON'T BELIEVE ALSTEAD (OUTSIDE OF KEENE, NH) EVER OWNED ANOTHER "HANDTUB".  FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER THE OLD "EDAVILLE RAILROAD" IN CARVER, MA, THIS HANDTUB WAS DISPLAYED THERE (MISSING A WHEEL ACTUALLY) IN THE FIRE MUSEUM SECTION FROM THE 1950'S UNTIL EDAVILLE CLOSED IN THE LATE 1980'S.  WE PURCHASED THIS PIECE THEN AND HAD IT FULLY REFURBISHED FOR OUR MUSEUM-- IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION-- AND MOST OF THE MACHINE IS ORIGINAL!!!  IT IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, AND EASILY FITS INTO A COMMOM GARAGE!!!  THE DRAW BAR IS ABOUT 6' LONG, THE BODY IS ABOUT 3' WIDE BY 6 1/2' LONG, THE FRONT WHEEL BASE IS 21', AND THE BACK WHEELBASE IS 44"-- THE CRANK BAR IS ABOUT 53" LONG AND ATTACHES INTO HOLES ON BOTH SIDE OF THE ROTARY GEARS SO THAT THEY COULD AND CAN BE TURNED-- USUALLY 6 OR 8 PEOPLE CAN PUMP AT THE SAME TIME!!!  SPECIFICATIONS IN THE BOOK "SIDEWINDERS AND COFFEE GRINDERS" BY DON MASON, SHOWS THAT THIS MACHINE COULD PUMP ABOUT ABOUT 80 GPM.    THE MACHINE CAN BE PICKED UP IN NEWMARKET, NH (WEIGHS ABOUT 800 LBS), OR WE CAN DELIVER IT TO YOU WITH OUR EQUIPMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE-- I'M SURE ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE MADE FOR OVERSEAS SHIPPING AT YOUR EXPENSE; WE WILL CERTAINLY ASSIST THE SHIPPING COMPANY!!   Check out my other items!   Be sure to add me to your favorites list! ****It is Great to be Back Selling from our Museum Again!! We hope to list about 10 Great Quality Fire Memorabelia Items per week on Thursday and Sunday Evenings through Spring of 2009!!! Thanx for looking at our Listing!!!   Place a Bid!