Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Jan, 1952
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Posted: 12/10/2006
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Baby Fire Truck (Jan, 1952)

Baby Fire Truck might be just the thing for baby fires. It is powered by a small gasoline engine and is equipped with a siren that can wail almost as loudly as its big brothers. Truck’s sides are ladders,. Driver is Milton Bunker of Escabana, Mich.

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  1. glindsey says: December 12, 20068:43 am

    Did babies catch on fire particularly often back then?

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