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• Auction House:
  Donington Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Collectors' Motorcycles, Cars & Horse Drawn Carriages - Featuring the Private Museum of Racing Driver Bryan Thomson
• Sale Date:
  20 Jun 2021 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  50
• Lot Description:
  1890 WATEROUS HORSE DRAWN FIRE PUMP
  Waterous was established in 1844 as the Waterous Engine Works Co. Ltd., founded by C. H. Waterous in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The company-built sawmill equipment and steam fire engines, and revolutionised firefighting, producing the first gasoline-engine-driven fire pump in the late 1880s. This example was acquired in complete and original condition in Canada in about 1980 and taken to Tasmania where it underwent a careful restoration, then spending many years in a popular country house museum. It joined the vendor's private transport collection in Goulburn in 2012. Retaining a spectacular brass warning bell, lamps and a hose with brass fittings, it presents a rare opportunity to acquire a unique and eye-catching vehicle suitable for commercial horse-drawn events.
• Provenance:
  The White House Museum, Westbury, Tasmania; Private collection, Goulburn NSW
• Estimate:
  A$30,000 - 40,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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