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Gas Filter Masks

Description: Advertising pamphlet describing the construction and uses of "The La France-Yablick Mask" (bulletin 230) and "Special Ammonia Fume Canisters" (bulletin 231). It includes illustrations of the items, explanations of how they should or should not be used in firefighting, and other details for prospective buyers.
Date: unknown
Creator: American LaFrance Fire Engine Company
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Fire Engine with Tires Removed]

Description: Photograph of a fire department truck in a garage that is being worked on by a man on the far left side of the frame. The fire engine is missing its tires and the paneling on the side of the hood that covers the engine. Tools are strewn about the ground surrounding the vehicle.
Date: December 27, 1974
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Removed Equipment Outside the Dr. Pepper Museum]

Description: Photograph of a large piece of equipment removed during renovation at the Dr. Pepper Museum in 1989, lowered into the courtyard by a crane visible directly behind it. The equipment is encased in metal, with a ladder on the side and a series of valves and pipes visible at the top. A truck is partially visible in the front of the image, and one side of the factory building is visible in the background.
Date: March 1989
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

[Clipping: Second Well at Oklahoma City Controlled By Special Die Nipple]

Description: Journal page with portions of several articles, primarily describing the explosive oil well near the Northwest corner of Oklahoma City and the construction of a special metal collar that was used to safely control the oil well. Most of the article is centered around the construction of this metal collar and its effectiveness compared to an earlier oil well disaster.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for Two Pressure Gauges]

Description: Receipt for two (2) four-hundred-pound pressure gauges purchased by Alex Bradford from the United States Gauge Company for a total of $2.20. The receipt has been combined with an advertisement for the selected pressure gauge with red colored pencil circling specifications on select portions of a pressure gauge coming out to a total of $1.10.
Date: April 21, 1944
Creator: United States Gauge Co.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Flyer for Hale Universal Pumper]

Description: Flyer advertising the Hale Universal Pumper, sold by Hale Fire Pump Co., with a photograph of the pump engine in the center of the page. Stamp on the back says, "Tex Bradford, Phone 7274, Corpus Christi, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hale Fire Pump Co., Inc.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Interior Equipment at Bottling Factory]

Description: Photograph of an interior room at the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company factory before renovation of the building. The room is made of brick and there is a large tank with several valves visible behind a wall or fence in the center of the image. Pipes and lights are visible along the roof of the room, and there is a large metal roll-up door in the wall at right.
Date: April 27, 1990
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

American Marsh Type PF-1 Centrifugal Fire Pumps, Gasoline Engine Driven

Description: Pamphlet advertising American-Marsh portable PF-1 water pump for firefighting. It includes information about the use of the pump, various specifications and maintenance requirements, and brief descriptions of other pumps sold by the company. There are handwritten notes in green ink on the inside pages.
Date: March 27, 1937
Creator: American Steam Pump Company
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Typhoon Super-Chargers

Description: Pamphlet advertising a mechanism that can be installed in cars to "super charge" their performance by affecting the flow of air into the carburetor. It includes illustrations along with descriptions of what the component does and how it works, as well as installation and maintenance information.
Date: unknown
Creator: Typhoon Products Company Incorporated
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

How to Save Butter

Description: Pamphlet advertising a combination butter cutter, refrigerator, and server intended to save butter by dispensing specific amounts. It includes a description and specifications for the different sizes of the "butter saver" with testimonial letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: Klean-Econ Butter Savers, Inc.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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