User talk:Davus321

Ambulance Edits
Can you provide further verifaction on your edits regarding the first factory built ambulances. There are two clear citations (added by me, admittedly) for earlier factory built ambulances over a decade earlier than your example. You might watn to consider rewording?

Owain.davies 07:15, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Not sure what citations you are refering to for your date "a decade earlier", but did you read my reference- The American Ambulance 1900-2002 Walter M.P. McCall pg 12? Also I was referencing the first "factory DESIGNED AND BUILT" ambulance for COMMERCIAL SALE in the U.S. --Davus321 07:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


 * The references are for the use of motorised ambulances (both designed and built in a factory for this purpose) in 1899 (Chicago) and 1900 (NYC) - sourced from Barkley 1990 (see ref list on the page). As they were designed and built in a factory, and sold commercially, your reference from McCall seems not to make much sense, as this model is obviously not the first. I appreciate it's a sourced reference, but either i'm misinterpreting the way this is written, or it doesn't add much to the article.


 * I would question whether it's of value because we can show that there were earlier commercially made ambulances in the US, and earlier mass produced ambulances in other countries (the Straker-Squire). On that basis, it might merit a mention, but not a whole paragraph.


 * I might have missed the important point here, and if so, could we reword your contribution so it's less confusing? Thanks for your input Owain.davies 08:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)