$15,990
Salesman's Model Brass and Wood Horse-drawn Aerial Hook and Ladder Truck, E. B. Preston & Company, Chicago, Illinois, c. 1890, fully functional three-tiered mechanical extension ladder mounted on a truck with three other ladders, with red-painted storage chest, lettered on the lid in black paint "RETURN TO/E.B. PRESTON & CO./CHICAGO, ILL," (imperfections), overall lg. 44, ht. 12 1/4, wd. 9 1/4 in. Note: E.B. Preston & Company manufactured fire department supplies including brass castings, hose nozzles, couplings, trucks, and ladders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-11-19