Picture Tolland: The 1st Motorized Truck | Tolland, CT Patch

2022-09-23 20:05:36 By : Ms. Kitty Ji

TOLLAND, CT — The latest installment of the Picture Tolland series takes us back to the town's first motorized fire truck.

The 1919 Pierce Arrow car was converted into a fire truck by Tolland Firemen in 1930.

The vehicle was equipped with axes, nozzles, fire extinguishers, ladders, and two "agriculture -type" hand pumps.

The truck pictured was replaced by a 1934 Ford pumper in 1934 and later sold.

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