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1899 Merryweater at Fire Museum
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No: 5179   Contributor: Neil McCarten   Year: 2001   Manufacturer: Merryweather   Country: Cuba
1899 Merryweater at Fire Museum

1899 Merryweater at Fire Museum Matanzas, Cuba.
Picture added on 23 December 2007
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Unusual all-metal construction...this could be something to do with the climate

Added by Neil Bennett on 28 September 2011.
It is in a roundabout way Neil, I believe the wheels are metal to prevent attack by termites - it would follow that the same would apply to the wooden body ?

Added by Rick Loudon on 29 September 2011.
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