Fire engine

Steam fire engine made by Shand Mason and Company in London in 1880 and purchased in 1881 for the Colman's Mustard Carrow Works Fire Brigade in Norwich. The engine was in service until 1945. Normally horse-drawn, one of its special features was that it could also be loaded onto a float or pontoon to tackle fires in buildings along the river Wensum. Its four jets enabled it to be propelled through the water at a speed of around six knots.