New York City Fire Department...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 14, 1867  Inside has a 1/3 page illustration of: "The Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine, No. 1., Employed by the New York Fire Department" with an accompanying article "Steam Fire Engines".
Also within are: "Howard's Patent Horse Rake" "Franklin's Suspended Lever Scale" and additional illustrations & articles on the latest inventions of the day.
Sixteen pages, very nice condition.

AI notes: The Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine No. 1, introduced in 1867, was one of the first steam-powered fire engines used by New York City's new Metropolitan Fire Department, replacing the old volunteer system. Likely built by Amoskeag, it marked a major step in modernizing firefighting with its horse-drawn, steam-powered design, capable of pumping water more efficiently and continuously than hand-operated engines.