Maxim Fire Apparatus Photo History [Paperback]

Howard T. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2004 | Series: Photo History

The complete history of the Maxim Motor Company, from its humble beginnings as a family owned business, through its heyday and subsequent decline. Maxim produced highly regarded fire apparatus and very early on established the Maxim ladder as one of the best available. WWII era trucks, motorcyle-pumpers, unfinished trucks, one-of-a-kinds, and many other previously unpublished photos are documented in detail by the author. Every Maxim fire apparatus buff will enjoy this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Iconografix, Inc. (May 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583881115
• ISBN-13: 978-1583881118
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,334,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of New England's glorious past manufacturing on exibit, February 25, 2012

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This review is from: Maxim Fire Apparatus Photo History (Paperback)

It was a fine couple hours browsing thru this book and also the companion book by Mr. Smith. I live in Rhode Island and was around Maxim apparatus from 1948 thru present. What these huge corporations have done to the local industries is a sin, all in the name of profit. Maxim was located in Middleboro
Mass. and was a great company to work for. My village of Pascoag R.I. had specialty trucks built for the Vol. Fire Dept.by Maxim, I remember my father(Asst. Fire Chief) telephoning Ernest Maxim and talking over a new idea about a truck being built for Pascoag and they agreed to incorporate the change and that was it. If you changed a spec. sheet today with Pierce or E1 a mountain of paperwork would most likely be needed and it would not be worth the effort.
Maxim had features available many many years ago that seem to be "new ideas "today.(ex:Four door closed and heated cabs, Rockwood foam systems built into the truck,off road brush fire trucks that went where you could hardly walk, and on and on.)