Hot Stuff: Firefighting Collectibles: Firefighting Collectibles

by Andrew G. Gurka

Book Overview

A wide range of old firefighting equipment is illustrated from old supply catalogs and current photos of collections, with detailed descriptions and values in today's market. Alphabetically arranged... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895380544
• ISBN13: 9780895380548
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A good start for firefighting collector's

I recently started collecting antique firefighting equipment which goes along with my career as a firefighter. As a beginner it is difficult to get an idea of how much these collectibles are worth. I was recently in an antique mall in Nebraska when I ran across Andrew Gurka's book which I am currently writing this review on. As I was browsing the pages of his book I realized I had just looked at several items which were very similar to some pictures in the book and I also noticed that the prices were very reasonable compared to the suggested values in the book. Needless to say, I purchased the items and the book which I refer to every time I search for a new item. It is filled with a variety of items from A-Z and lists suggested values for the items which you can use as a comparison for the items you are interested in. The prices shown in the book are from 1996 so you should keep that in mind when you are looking at collectibles. This is definately the book for the beginning collector.