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Ahrens formed his own company and in 1891 hired a brilliant young man from the Cincinnati Fire Department to join him. Charles Fox had joined the CFD in 1882 and by 1889 risen through the ranks to become Assistant Chief, Master Mechanic, and Architect of the Fire department. In 1892, Mr. Fox married Ahrens' daughter and in 1911 Charles Fox became president of the Ahrens-fox Fire Engine Company. Under Fox's leadership, Ahrens-Fox became one of the first builders of motorized fire apparatus. This authentic model of the N-S-4 represents the most successful fire engine ever manufactured by Ahrens-Fox. In the Ahrens-Fox numbering scheme, the 'N' indicated a 100 gpm pump, the 'S' a shaft drive, and the '4' is a booster tank.