1953 Bowman Firefighters was a set of 64 trading cards that showcased the history of fire fighting over the first half of the century. The front of each card displays a painted portrait of some sort of heavy machinery and the reverse of each card explains that machinery and also advises kids not to play with fire.
This set didn’t have the highest production run so it’s not uncommon to see raw cards in pretty rough condition still selling for $10 or more.
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1953 Bowman Firefighters Checklist
Base Set – 64 Cards
ACC# – R701-3
| 1 | Modern Fire Engine |
| 2 | Modern Hook and Ladder |
| 3 | Modern Pumping Engine |
| 4 | Airport Crash Truck |
| 5 | Modern Fire Department Ambulance |
| 6 | Modern Rescue Truck |
| 7 | Modern Quadruple Combination |
| 8 | Modern Hook and Ladder |
| 9 | Ward La France 3 Stage “Booster” |
| 10 | Modern General Service Truck |
| 11 | Modern Pumping Engine |
| 12 | Modern Pumping Engine |
| 13 | Modern Hook and Ladder |
| 14 | Pumper Hook and Ladder Combination |
| 15 | Modern Hook and Ladder |
| 16 | Engine Searchlight Combination |
| 17 | Engine Propelled Steam Fire Engine |
| 18 | Modern Searchlight Engine |
| 19 | Modern Quadruple |
| 20 | Modern Quadruple Combination |
| 21 | 1912 Knox Combination |
| 22 | Knox Chief’s Car 1916 |
| 23 | 1901 Searchlight Unit |
| 24 | 1912 Pumping Engine |
| 25 | 1912 Pumping Engine |
| 26 | 1916 Fire Patrol |
| 27 | 1918 Hook and Ladder Truck |
| 28 | 1914 Knox Combination |
| 29 | 1911 Self Propelled Steam Engine |
| 30 | Water Tower 1900 |
| 31 | 1925 Hose and Chemical Combination |
| 32 | Modern Pumping Combination |
| 33 | Modern Hight Pressure Fog Unit |
| 34 | Modern Pumping Engine |
| 35 | 1923 Service Ladder Truck |
| 36 | 1925 Chemical Truck |
| 37 | 1848 Hand Operated Engine |
| 38 | Modern Fireboat |
| 39 | Modern Crash Truck |
| 40 | 1926 Motorcycle Fire Engine |
| 41 | 1922 Triple Combination |
| 42 | 1923 Hose Cart |
| 43 | 1925 Triple Combination |
| 44 | Modern Rescue Truck |
| 45 | 1938 Combination |
| 46 | Modern Fire Boat |
| 47 | Modern Rescue Truck and Pumper |
| 48 | 1850 Squirrel Tail Engine |
| 49 | Smoke Ejector |
| 50 | Modern Hook and Ladder |
| 51 | 1935 Double Combustion |
| 52 | Horse Drawn Steam Engine |
| 53 | Modern Triple Combination |
| 54 | Modern Special Apparatus |
| 55 | Modern Triple Combination |
| 56 | Modern Rescue Truck |
| 57 | Modern Fire Boat |
| 58 | Modern Fire Boat |
| 59 | Modern Triple Combination |
| 60 | 1924 Hook and Ladder |
| 61 | 1925 Pumping Engine |
| 62 | 1932 Hook and Ladder |
| 63 | Modern Pumping Engine |
| 64 | 1939 Pumping Engine |