Picture No | 10128544 |
Date | circa 1660 |
Description | Early fire engine in use in London and Holland |
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An early fire engine in use in Holland. The first flexible hose was invented by Jan van der Heijden in 1672 in the Netherlands, and a pre-cursor of this may be shown here.
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Source | Engraving in 'London Pictorially Illustrated', volume 4, page 177 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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