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This is a 2-in scale model of a Merryweather fire engine used by Cardiff Fire Brigade between 1906 and 1916. Mr Jonas Francis, who made the model, was an engineer fireman in the Fire Brigade and often drove the engine, that the model was based on, during the course of duty and carried out repairs and maintenance. Mr Francis started making the model in 1906, using drawings by Messrs Merryweather. Although not quite finished the model was exhibited at the Bath and West Show in Cardiff in 1911 where, after inspecting the model, Mr James Merryweather had it transferred to the firm's stand. The model was completed in 1912.