"Dedicated to those Gallant Machines of Old"
Handtub
Junction, USA
"Dedicated to those Gallant Machines of
Old"
9th Annual
Fire Memorabilia Auction Consignments Now Being Accepted
Consignments are now being accepted for our 9th Annual Fire Memorabilia auction
to be held Saturday Evening November 8, 2008. The auction will again be held at Sawyer's
Banquet Facility, 180 Plaistow Rd. (Rte 125), Plaistow, NH. If you would like to consign items to this years auction, email us at
handtubjunction@aol.com. We have posted some
picture of some of our early consignments,
click here to take a look.
Our auction is a great place to sell you
items, click here to see what last year's
items sold for.
North American Handtub Muster Association
After a very successful Fire & Ice 2008 at Old Sturbridge
Village, Massachusetts , the North American Handtub Muster Association
(formally know as the NACCMA) will move on to South Carolina for the All
American Fire Muster and Fire Engine Exposition to be held at the North
Charleston & American LaFrance Fire Museum and Educational Center on August 23.
In addition to the handtubs, a bucket brigade competition will be held and is
open to any 5 person team. So get your team together and come on down!
Click here to find out
more.
Looking ahead to 2009 a return trip is planned for Columbia California in
May for the 50th Annual Fireman's Muster at the Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia
May 2 & 3, 2009. Old Sturbridge Village is again planning Fire & Ice
at the Village on Saturday July 18, 2009. All hand apparatus are welcome. If you
have a piece of hand fire equipment and would like to join our mailing
list, send
us an email.
You can also check out some sights from the road of the NACCMA by
clicking here.
The 2006 muster was held in in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
You can get all the
results of and see pictures from this year's event by
clicking
here.
Want to compete but don't have a hand engine? Join the NACCMA
models and replicas class. Now you can have your own miniature hand engine that
really works! Click here to see it and order yours
today!
NESVFL
2008
Season is Flying By!
3 down and 2 to go for the New England States Veteran Fireman's
League. The Championship and points races are yet to be decided and it all comes
down to the next 2 musters.
Click
here to see the complete 2008 results and the remaining schedule.
Click here to see all the 2007 results.
Check out the League Feedback and leave your comments
about this past season.
A special note to you NESVFL fans, just added to the General Store publication
section "The Story of Eighty-Five Engines" a wonderful reprint of a book
containing tabulations of early muster record of eighty-fire different handtubs
that competed in league competition from 1890 thru 1912 when the original was
published.
If you would like to host a hand engine muster in your community email us at
Handtub Junction@aol.com to find out how!
Have You
Checked out the Classifieds Corner Lately???
We have some very fine & rare firefighting antiques in the Classified
Corner. In addition to
the ribbons and badges, there are helmets and many other assorted items.
Click here to check out what we have now.
Got something you want to sell?
Contact us at
Handtub Junction @aol.com to list your
item today!!
General Store Just Gets More & More
We continue to add items to the HJUSA General Store. We are constantly adding to
our Boston Fire Dept. apparel, check out the beautiful BFD sweater.
Now you can get custom leather helmet fronts for any helmet on the market today.
You will find dozens of historical reprints in the publication section. Don't Forget the wonderful
Reproduction Plates featuring the logo of the 1850's vintage hand fire engine
Yankee No. 5 of Worcester, Massachusetts. These make great gifts and are sure to
become collector's items. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and you can
check them out by clicking here. Speaking
of reproductions we have a great line of firefighting
reproduction helmet, buckets, trumpets and more. There is
lots of other items to chose from for anybody that has any interest in the fire
service past or present. whether it's a retirement gift, birthday gift, or
some other special day you can find it in the General Store. From Phenix
firefighting helmets to custom buckets, helmets and plates. Boston Fire
Department apparel. reproduction trumpets, custom helmet fronts and much,
much more. The is literally something for everyone in the fire service.
Click here
to start you shopping!
Feature Gallery
Gets an Update
It has been a while since we have updated the Feature
Gallery, but it was worth the wait. Check out two beautiful hand engines from
the State of California. Both of them legends to hand engine enthusiasts.
Collectors Calendar Updated
Click here to see what's coming up for flea markets & fire memorabilia auction in 2006. As the dates are announced you can find out about it here.
The Encyclopedia of American
Hand Fire Engines
Click here to Order yours!
What better gift for any handtub enthusiast then the
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN HAND FIRE ENGINES. There is over 100 pages of
information, in addition to the over 2000 hand engines listed you will also find so basic
builder identification information and other interesting facts about handtubs and their
manufacturer. This will not only be of interest to handtub junkies, but also will be
valuable asset to the fire memorabilia collectors as a tool to help identify and date,
helmets, trumpet, badges, etc.
The HJUSA
Bulletin Board to Quiet
The HJUSA Bulletin Board has been awful quiet over the last few weeks. Don't be
afraid to leave your comments, questions. Got a certain item you are looking for, for your
firefighting memorabilia collection, post it up, see if some one has what you want. Maybe
that question about a piece of apparatus you could never find an answer to, post it and
see what happens. Click here to leave your comments
HJUSA Hand
Engine Database & Builders List
The Handtub Junction, USA Database of Handtubs is now complete
from A-Z check out and make sure your engine is listed, if not let me know so I may update
and include yours. There are over 1700 hand fire engines listed. you will also find a list
of over 100 American hand fire engine builders with there location and other info.
Places to Go & Thing to See |
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Lots of historical fire related publications, reprinted catalogs and other neat items. |
Just the place to sell or buy your firefighting related collectibles and other neat stuff. |
Get the latest schedule, news, results and much more on of this century old association. |
Stay updated on the latest of news, events and results of the small hand engine league. |
Each month a new "Handtub of the Month" is crowned, check out and see who is chosen for this month |
A listing of over 1700 American made hand fire engines built between 1750 and 1900. |
A list of more than 100 mostly American builders of hand fire engines from the 1600's through 1900,some built one engine , others built hundreds |
Got something you want to say, or something to share. Don't be afraid to send along a email and give us your thoughts Good or Bad!!!! |
Send your comments or questions r directly to HJUSA |
Post your comments for all the world to see. |
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