Ambulance cot collection!

Jeremy D. Ledford

PCS Volunteer Chapter President
Here is a few photos of some of my cots and stretchers!

First up a Washington Model 21 signal level with 5-IS designation. Sold this one a few years ago.
 

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Washington Model 21 with K-5 designation. Red foot pad.
 

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Washington Cot with the No. 1-7 designation on it with lite blue foot pad. Late 1940's vintage with large diameter tubing and tall skinny wheels. Note head rest adjustment on this unit.
 

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A cot we all know and love! The Ferno-Washington Model 30! The made up clean one is the one displayed in my combo.
 

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A Ferno-Washington collapsible/fold up stretcher I have in the combo as well. Model # unknown to me. Note the feet on this unit.
 

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The last photos of my series ends with this 1940's vintage tan canvas roll up stretcher with wood handles and tan canvas webbing style straps. Maker unknown.
 

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is the model # that you are showing located on the center lof the back rest? because the ones that i have do not have that?
 
That canvas stretcher... I have one similar to it, a friend who works at Galion hospital found it in a locked room during remodeling & dropped it off. It is absolutely mint & has never seen light of day! It has cast handles though as well as the wood & i've no idea how old it is but it looks very old.
 
the older #30 with the pegs on the raised bed are most likely first generation.post the serial number and you can find out the date of manufacture of it. here are a few more that I own or have owned.
they go FW 26 removal gurney 28 29 30 and the last is ether 31 0r 32. I'm thinking it's a 32. so correct me again on it will someone.
 

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and one more set of odd ball ones I have gathered pictures of.
 

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If anyone has one like this one that Ed posted, and is willing to part with it, please let me know. This is what belongs in my 1963 Pinner based on what I have learned.. Thanks Paul
 

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If anyone has one like this one that Ed posted, and is willing to part with it, please let me know. This is what belongs in my 1963 Pinner based on what I have learned.. Thanks Paul

Ferno #32

(Moderator: Why do you make it where our responses have to be at least 10 characters?)
 
a couple more here and some info. this ground level ferno not FW I have labeled as a type c and #21. anyone knows what is correct please let me know the NOS #30 still have there tag on them but this set was made some time in the 80s. I have a pair of them still here. the other is kind of a comparison stack of 28 29 and 30. the add is from a 1977 mag. the letter is a response I had recived on an inquiry from them on the date of manufacture of the 28 ,29 cots. you can see now one really knows for sure the exact date of them. but with out all the safety locks one can say there are a mid 70s cot.
 

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I just sold one of these, in orange, to someone in the south. Ferno, even with a picture, was unable to provide the model number.

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A Ferno-Washington collapsible/fold up stretcher I have in the combo as well. Model # unknown to me. Note the feet on this unit.

This is a model 104, came with standard and six inch wheels. I have an orange one w/ 6" wheels, this is the 104-S Model. Didn't come with the mattress, though. I believe they're for pre-ems applications, such as plants, etc., places of industry. But with four wheel cups, I'm sure you could make the standard version fit on a bench seat or floor. The only issue, is that it's the Ferno Telescoping Stretcher... So, you'd have to either have multiple positions with wheel cups, or use it with one position only.

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OK it was just a picture I got. thanks for pointing that out I see the telescoping with the canvas bed under the mattress now. I have a couple of pictures of a 107 and the 108 stretcher. the #9 is vary close to this set of them to. I also have one of the folding stretchers with the hoop feet in black here at the house. it should make a nice hanger in the 53. the nice part of this never ending stuff from FW is that somewhere out there someone has used them and knows what they are.
 

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That almost looks like a Ferno, European model stretcher. I see even their modern stretchers have the pole handles.


The backrest support arms on the 104 were the absolute worst idea ever. The ones that keep popping up on ebay, prove my suspicion. They snap easily, therefore show welds. One of mine needs welded, the other has been done twice. Ferno's parts supplier never replied to my email about replacing them. I suspect it would be easier to have a metal fabricator make new ones out of steel, rather than a weak alloy.
 
all this has really help me get the pictures labled right. tried the ferno web side but they are into sell new stuff not preserving there past like you said. these were the two I have athe question about. clicked on th e104 pictures insted a tey wee right next to eachother. both one leavel ferno cots. I have labled with diferent names. any one know this number? I have it labled as a type c and a #21. the other is th ehoop foot in black I have here.
 

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