Daimler presents fire pump with engine

Date:
29 July 1888
Description:
Gottlieb Daimler registers his "self-propelling fire pump" at the Imperial Patent Office (patent no. DRP 46 779 of 15 April, 1889). This vehicle causes a considerable stir on its presentation at a fire brigades open day in Hanover.

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Daimler 1-hp one-cylinder fire pump of 1888. Registration of a "self-propelling fire pump" with the Imperial Patent Office (patent no. DRP 46779): July 29, 1888