Lot 312
MODEL OF FIRE PUMPER

19th century
handprinted wood and metal
37 x 71 x 37 cm (h x w x d)

Starting price

2 000 CZK
| 83 €

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Price realized

11 000 CZK
| 458 €

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Model of historic four-wheeled fire pumper with moving parts. Hand pumps, early fire trucks that pumped water from underground sources or cisterns, were first invented in the 2nd century BC and revived in the colonial period to protect wooden urban areas from the destructive force of fire.