Stretcher, cot, church truck ads

Steve Loftin

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Let's post old stretcher, cot, and church truck ads here, in order to give procar owners a better idea of what would've been used in their vehicle.

I'll start with this Bomgardner ad from the August, 1933 edition of The Embalmer's Monthly and National Funeral Director magazine:
 

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Washington #854

Here's something I've never seen before; a combination main/auxiliary cot based on a standard #54 (two-level ambulance) frame:
 

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Here's an Bomgardner ambulance cot ad from the same issue of MM:
 

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Since this ad appeared in the May, 1957 issue of Mortuary Management, we know that the #54-L was introduced that year:
 

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here is one I have January 77 add for the ferno 29. I made a inquire to Ferno about the introduction date of this gurney and here it there reply
 

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any one know when bomgardner went put of production. with them still in business in 61 it's strange we don't find more of there cots
 
1956 Station Wagon Washington Cot

From "Fire Engineering" March 1956
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Upper photo: "Washington full senior size Kontour-Kot with 5" cushion tires, in a Ford country sedan"

Lower photo: "Washington No. 3 cot hook in place. Quickly removed by four screws, leaving only two small flat plates on floor. Tailgate plate available to cover offset at rear door."
 
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