Fire hose
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1850 - 1900
Materials
Brass, copper and textile
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552670
Summary
Hoses. Three hoses hanging in a green case with six nozzle attachments and one long brass and copper tube, for fire pump, 1850-1900.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.