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Steam pumpers

Scope note

Use for firefighting vehicles in which water pumps are steam-engine driven; generally replaced hand pumpers after the mid-19th century; originally horse drawn.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000257702

Broader Terms used

emergency vehicles

Equivalent Terms used

steam pumper

Created

13yrs ago

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