Fireman’s Hall
add photosThe collection at Fireman's Hall Museum consists of fire fighting tools, apparatus, uniforms, photographs, prints and fire marks spread throughout the restored 1902 firehouse.
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"Fun for firetruck fanatics"
For free, this is a great place to stop for about 30 minutes for kids ages 2-8 or big firetruck fanatics. In this century old fire station. you'll find the garage filled with antique fire engines, trucks and pumpers from when it all began with horse-drawn firetrucks. Upstairs they have a section for kids to dress-up.
None of the fire engines in the garage are hands-on which drove my firetruck crazed 2 year-old wild! His favorite were the Franklin Mint firetrucks in the display case near the entrance. Those $1000 babies were definitely going to be left in the display case. I think we can survive with our Matchbox replicas.
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"Fun with the Family"
Just about every family has somebody who wants to be a firefighter when he or shegrows up. Fireman’s Hall will fascinate that somebody.
Ever since Benjamin Franklin founded the city’s first fire department in 1736, Philadelphia has had fire equipmentand firefighters. You’ll see old-fashioned leather buckets, hand pumpers, three fire wagons that date from 1730, a spider hose reel from 1804, fire helmets from aroundthe world, and a memorial wall for firefighters who died in the line of duty.
Aspiring firfighters can try out the re-created living quarters of real firefighters or take the helm of a fireboat. Fireman’s Hall is in the historic district, half a block from Elfreth’s Alley.
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"Free museum for little firefighters"
Although this museum isn't terribly exciting (much of it is old, do-not-touch equipment), there are some interactive things for kids upstairs, including a phone where they can practice calling 911. Since it's free, it's worth the walk, especially if you're at nearby Elfreth's Alley. It's a nice change from the historical stuff for the kids.
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