On Feb. 17, 1853 the Fishkill Landing Machine Company was incorporated with an initial capital of $25,000. Robert J. Halgin became president of the company. At first, the company leased a building ...

NMAH Hand-pumped fire engines in the early 19th century were ... and didn't become common until the 1800's. By that time, Americans had developed their own tradition of fighting fires as a ...

They all had one thing in common—a drive to improve the efficiency of the engines available in the late 1800s. Each man succeeded, though Atkinson’s success with his engine innovation wouldn ...