Battery Pump ~ Fire Nozzles & Boat Propulsion

Toy Fireboat

In Dime Store Display Box

This 5 inch long Fireboat tug contains a battery operated pump. It supplies water to the 14 water spraying nozzles. There are 5 each on the port and starboard sides, and 4 on the aft end. It also features a Jet water propulsion system with an adjustable steering rudder. Typical metal 1960’s battery On – Off lever power switch is located on the crews deck. Sharp realistic details include the captains bridge with stairway, life boat, crews station, etc.

According to the box it runs on two “Penlight Batteries” (since the late 1960’s they have been called “AA” batteries). The store display box is 4 ¾ by 3 by 3 inches. It has an internal cardboard nest for the boat, and a glassine product view window. It has a fold up back marquis with colorful graphics and a peg hook hole. Works great, Perfect Condition. This item is typical of stuff in the large Dime Store merchandise finds we made. If you like vintage Dime Store and Variety Store stuff, bookmark us. We pack it securely and send it First Class U.S. Postal.

This item is a genuine vintage toy from an era when there were no safety standards. It probably contains, or is, a choking hazard, and probably includes other features that are not suitable for children to play with. It is not being sold as a toy for a child to play with, but as a genuine vintage collectable item for adults.