[Certificate Documenting Wight for Firefighting Equipment]

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Certificate documenting the official weight for a Chevrolet truck with license number 119-944. Additional notes say that it is "Permanent Equipment" with a brief description: "Oil Well Fire Fighting Equipment as p[...] Soak."

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[1] p. ; 11 x 17 cm.

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Prowse, George March 18, 1932.

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  • Main Title: [Certificate Documenting Wight for Firefighting Equipment]
  • Added Title: Houston Public Scale: State Certificate of Weights and Measures

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Certificate documenting the official weight for a Chevrolet truck with license number 119-944. Additional notes say that it is "Permanent Equipment" with a brief description: "Oil Well Fire Fighting Equipment as p[...] Soak."

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[1] p. ; 11 x 17 cm.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: PCMC_02-0023-01
  • Accession or Local Control No: B 10745
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1479356

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  • March 18, 1932

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Prowse, George. [Certificate Documenting Wight for Firefighting Equipment], text, March 18, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479356/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Mike Cochran.

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