Publications For Sale
Publications
To order any of the publications below, indicate your selection(s) and the quantity of each. Make your check or money order payable to California SPAAMFAA and send it to Chris Cavette, 42800 Castillejo Court, Fremont, CA 94539. All publications are 8½" x 11", shipped flat, postpaid. Availability of newsletters is limited to supplies on hand. We will not photocopy out-of-print issues -- when they're gone, they're gone!
Apparatus Delivery Lists
Beck Beck began operations in California in 1978 and closed in 1992. During the brief time they were in operation, they built a little over 400 fire apparatus -- mostly pumpers, but also some aerials, tankers, rescues, and others. Many of their custom rigs used the stylish Ottawa cab and chassis. This list is based on official factory records. 8 pages with extensive notes. $4.00
Neep/Western States Neep Equipment Company started selling fire apparatus in Oregon in 1940. Western States took over the operation in about 1956. This list was assembled by fire apparatus buff Jack Steidel from unofficial sources and is current up to 1992. Some of the handwritten notes may not be legible. 30 pages with extensive notes. $9.50
Yankee The Yankee Motor Bodies Company of Los Angeles built a wide variety of fire apparatus starting in the 1930s -- most were delivered to departments in Southern California during the 1950s and 60s. Yankee also formed an alliance with Walter to build airport crash trucks, which were delivered nationally and internationally. 5 pages with extensive notes. $3.25
Seagrave in the West -- 1950 to 2004 Seagrave introduced their classic 70th Anniversary Series in 1951, followed by their early cabover K series in the late 1950s. This list includes more than 1,650 deliveries to Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah during the period of 1950 to 2004. 35 pages with extensive notes. $10.75
American LaFrance in the West -- 1947 to 1991 American LaFrance introduced their 700 Series in 1947 and followed it with equally popular models through the early 1990s. This list includes more than 1,750 deliveries to Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah during the period of 1947 to 1991. 35 pages with extensive notes. $10.75
Emergency One/E-ONE in the West -- 1974 to 2004 E-ONE entered the market with aluminum apparatus bodies at a time when most other manufacturers were still using steel. This list includes more than 950 deliveries to Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah during the period of 1974 to 2004. 18 pages with notes. $6.50
Howe in the West -- 1909 to 1982 Howe shipped apparatus to departments all over the West. This list contains over 330 deliveries to Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah during the period of 1909 to 1982 -- mostly from 1950 to 1981. 6 pages with notes. $3.50
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Manual Reprints
Operation and Service Instructions for American LaFrance Model M Engine(Continental Model S-6820 Base Engine) Includes photos, line drawings, and descriptions of the engine and components, technical data, a troubleshooting chart, and instructions for the proper operation, maintenance, service, and lubrication. The reprint is a photocopy. 34 pages. $10.50
Overhaul Instructions for American LaFrance Model M Engine(Continental Model S-6820 Base Engine) Includes photos, line drawings, and a detailed description of engine overhaul procedures. The reprint is a photocopy. 29 pages. $9.25
[Sections from an Untitled Manual] for American LaFrance Aerial Ladders Consists of various sections including an introduction and detailed description, aerial ladder truck operations, lubrication, aerial truck maintenance and overhaul, and the hydraulic oil pump for American LaFrance aerials of the late-1950s to 1960-1961. The reprint is a photocopy. 33 pages. $10.25
[Sections from an Untitled Manual] for American LaFrance Chassis. This consists of various sections relating to the operation, lubrication, and adjustment procedures for the clutch, brakes, steering gear, and Hydrovac brake booster, plus a chassis lubrication chart and a large-format wiring diagram for American LaFrance apparatus of the late-1950s to 1960-1961. The reprint is a photocopy. 16 pages. $9.00
Instruction Manual for Mounting, Operating and Maintaining the Barton-AmericanFront Mounted Centrifugal Fire Pump -- Types UA, U, GF, GK, F Published in 1954, but it covers pumps, power takeoffs, and primers back through the 1940s. It contains text, photos, line drawings, and parts lists. The reprint is a photocopy, and the quality of some photos may vary. 24 pages. $8.00
Lubrication, Care and Operation Manual for Hale Multi-Service Centrifugal Pumps-- Z Series Also contains information on Hale G Series pumps, as well as Hale VAC primer pumps. Originally published in the early 1930s. It contains text, line drawings, and parts lists. The reprint is a photocopy. 26 pages. $8.50
Care and Operation Manual for Hale H and 2H Booster Pump Originally published in the early 1930s. The manual contains text, a line drawing, and a parts list. The reprint is a photocopy. 4 pages. $3.00
Pacific Pumper Model Y Instruction Manual and Parts List Covers preparation for operation, starting, care, and repair parts for the popular Model (Type) Y portable pump widely used for forestry firefighting in the 1930s and 40s. Published date not specified, but probably in the 1940s. 31 pages. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 pages photocopied onto 8-1/2 x 11 paper. $9.75 postpaid, shipped flat.
[We have similar manuals for Pacific Pumper Model WX, NY (Navy version of the Y), WA-7, Mark 26, and Wajax Mark 1 portable pumps. Inquire for content, page count, and prices.]
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