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1858

Firefighting invention​

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"… we rejoice in the presence here today of Mr. Alexander Roberts of Philadelphia, the inventor of a machine for use at fires, which promises to be one of utility in their extinction, as also for preserving human life... It was a contrivance to assist firemen in their labors, and to enable them to attack fires in warm places into which no engine could penetrate."​

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