Barton-American

Barton-American was a fire pump manufacturer.

History
In 1922 Benjamin Barton patented a small centrifugal pump which could be easily attached to the motor of any automobile. He took his design to the American Steam Pump Company who manufactured them as the Barton-American Fire Pump. These pumps proved to be popular and by the late 1920s were being made in sizes from 125gpm to 500gpm. In later years pumps as large as 1250gpm were available.

In 1937 the American Fire Apparatus Company was established to build complete pumping apparatus using Barton-American pumps.

Barton-American Pumps was acquired by Hale Fire Pumps in the 1990s and the name is no longer in use.