| Description | File appears to relate to a historic Dennis Fire Engine, bought by the Grampian Fire Brigade / Aberdeen Fire Brigade c. 1995-1996 from Mrs Strathdee (estate of Mr George Strathdee). Includes certificates of authenticity and dating from the Veteran Car Club (manufacture date 1915), correspondence regarding Mr Strathdee's purchase in 1963 and some images and slides.
Includes:
- Letter addressed to Mr R.T. Thompson, postmarked 7 May 1963, from H.R. Zielinski. About old brigade uniforms and Zielinski’s dad as a past brigade member
- Hand-written note 10/10/2002 ‘Aberdeen Fire Service. Old Dennis Engine for Replacing’
- Hand-written thank you note, 20 May 1963 from Simpson to Mr Strathdee
- Envelope addressed to Mrs D.C. Strathdee, postmarked 1994 ‘The engine registration’ Dennis; correspondence to Mr Strathdee 1963 from JB Smith, County Clerk about Dennis’ provenance
-3 typed letters from C.N. Grenside of Dennis Bros Ltd about Strathdee’s Dennis engine: 18 Feb 1963, 19 May 1963, 1 May 1964.
- Envelope addressed to James Clark, postmarked 14 Jan 2005, containing 7 kodachrome transparencies from May, June, July 1963 and 2 Lifacolor transparencies.
- Wallet containing: 2 receipts for repairs to Dennis; photo of a Dennis in a book; envelope ‘g810 Piston refurbishment’ with photos of worn piston; newspaper clipping from 17 Aug 2002 ‘Memories’ section photo from 1966 of Dennis leading a parade as part of a car rally from Kildrummy to Aberdeen; typed letter from G.P.Cooper, Firemaster Glasgow to Strathdee about Dennis, dated 29 Sep 1965; printed correspondence between J Clark, Divisional Officer and Mr. Hunter about his purchase of the Dennis engine from Mrs Strathdee, 1993-1995; correspondence to Mrs Strathdee from Wilson & Glenny, Ltd about Mr Strathdee’s acquisition of Dennis Engine; certificate of Dating of Dennis engine
- B&w photo of Dennis
- ‘Fire Station, Springburn’ postcard in a protective sleeve, featuring Brigade and Dennis engine
- Colour photo of Dennis in a Kodak folder
- Colour computer print out of the above photo
- Print out of Glasgow Digital Library’s page on Springburn Fire Station, 20 Feb 2008
- Typed letter from Grenside, Dennis Bros Ltc, 16 Feb 1963
- Computer print out of picture on Springburn postcard, 150mm (2, one with text, one without)
- Computer print out of picture on Springburn postcard, 200mm (2, one with text, one without)
- Bigger computer print outs of Springburn postcard image
- Blown up professional print of photo from Springburn postcard |