| Beauty and the Beast. New fire engines excite like nothing
else. Fire apparatus has an almost myth like attraction to firefighters
and citizens alike. The gleaming brass trim and the fresh enamel paint
with gold leaf lettering certainly was eye catching. This particular
Seagrave engine is not overly adorned with trim although the white hard
suction hoses lend a nice classy touch. This engine was no doubt sent to
a larger department where some trim was tolerated but an overabundance
of gilt would have been frowned upon by the powers to be. One can only
wonder at the child in the photo. Was she related to the firefighter in
the scene?, was it a staged promotional photo?. Or was she simply an
interested neighborhood child who was attracted by the excitement of the
new fire engine? We'll never know but both seem to be admiring a great
piece of firefighting equipment from the Columbus, Ohio builder. |
