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English: Steam fire-fighting pump, c.1860s One of the exhibits in the Edinburgh Fire Museum, Lauriston Place. Despite James Braidwood's acknowledged reputation as a modern fire-fighting pioneer, he was curiously resistant to the introduction of steam pumps, preferring to rely on less effective manual pumps. He tended to recruit ex-merchant seamen for their rugged strength (in pulling appliances), agility (at rooftop level) and disciplined teamwork (operating pumps). Consequently, some of the vocabulary of basic fire-fighting equipment derives from nautical terms, e.g. a rope is called a 'line'. |
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