Greatest Handtub Prize Winner

Greatest Handtub Prize Winner

57次奖得主93寥寥is the proud record of the hand-tub Nonantum of the Newton, Mass., Veteran Firemen’s Association. The Nonantum has competed in more musters and probably won more money than any other hand-tub in Massachusetts. In all, $6,890 has been won by the 58-year-old tub, and at the Veteran Firemen's muster at Chelsea, Thursday, first prize of $200 and a silver trumpet was captured by the organization. The one time winning of the coveted league torch, the victory over 42 competitors at the famous Charlestown muster of June 17, 1902 and over nearly as great a number at the keenly competed muster on the Common during Old Home Week, 1907, and being the first tub to shatter the long-standing record of 241 feet, number among the performances of the tub. The first smashing of the old world's record of 241 feet was done at South Weymouth on September 17, 1903, when the stream was driven 277 feet 7 1/2 inches. The record was broken, however, on the same day by the Defender tub, which played a stream of 285 feet 6 inches. It was admitted at the time by the competitors that had not the measuring paper given out while the Nonantum was at her best, tins latter record would have been exceeded. Winning the largest amount of money by one tub in one year is another of the records of the Nonantum, In 1902 the tub won $1,665 in prizes, $950 of which was won in 32 days. The Nonantum is a 16-inch Button machine and was built in 1854. It was first used by the Waterville, Me., fire department, and was purchased by the Newton association in 1891. It was rebuilt by the Waterville dpartinent in 1865. While in Waterville the best record which the tub made was 212 feet 9 inches, but this record has been exceeded many times since, the best recent performance being at the Chelsea muster August 13, 1912, with a record of 250 feet 7 1/2 inches. The Newton Veteran Association was organized December 11, 1889, It was necessary to use an engine owned by one of the members at the organization's first muster, and this caused the veterans to determine on having an engine of their own at once. The Nonantum was then purchased, and received her first trial on Thanksgiving day, 1891.

57次奖得主93寥寥is the proud record of the hand-tub Nonantum of the Newton, Mass., Veteran Firemen’s Association. The Nonantum has competed in more musters and probably won more money than any other hand-tub in Massachusetts. In all, $6,890 has been won by the 58-year-old tub, and at the Veteran Firemen's muster at Chelsea, Thursday, first prize of $200 and a silver trumpet was captured by the organization. The one time winning of the coveted league torch, the victory over 42 competitors at the famous Charlestown muster of June 17, 1902 and over nearly as great a number at the keenly competed muster on the Common during Old Home Week, 1907, and being the first tub to shatter the long-standing record of 241 feet, number among the performances of the tub. The first smashing of the old world's record of 241 feet was done at South Weymouth on September 17, 1903, when the stream was driven 277 feet 7 1/2 inches. The record was broken, however, on the same day by the Defender tub, which played a stream of 285 feet 6 inches. It was admitted at the time by the competitors that had not the measuring paper given out while the Nonantum was at her best, tins latter record would have been exceeded. Winning the largest amount of money by one tub in one year is another of the records of the Nonantum, In 1902 the tub won $1,665 in prizes, $950 of which was won in 32 days. The Nonantum is a 16-inch Button machine and was built in 1854. It was first used by the Waterville, Me., fire department, and was purchased by the Newton association in 1891. It was rebuilt by the Waterville dpartinent in 1865. While in Waterville the best record which the tub made was 212 feet 9 inches, but this record has been exceeded many times since, the best recent performance being at the Chelsea muster August 13, 1912, with a record of 250 feet 7 1/2 inches. The Newton Veteran Association was organized December 11, 1889, It was necessary to use an engine owned by one of the members at the organization's first muster, and this caused the veterans to determine on having an engine of their own at once. The Nonantum was then purchased, and received her first trial on Thanksgiving day, 1891.