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FIRE MARK-Associated Firemen's Insurance Co of Baltimore Iron Plaque-SIGN/MARKER
FIRE MARK-Associated Firemen's Insurance Co of Baltimore Iron Plaque-SIGN/MARKER
FIRE MARK-Associated Firemen's Insurance Co of Baltimore Iron Plaque-SIGN/MARKER
FIRE MARK-Associated Firemen's Insurance Co of Baltimore Iron Plaque-SIGN/MARKER
FIRE MARK-Associated Firemen's Insurance Co of Baltimore Iron Plaque-SIGN/MARKER

FIRE MARK-Associated Firemen's Insurance Co of Baltimore Iron Plaque-SIGN/MARKER

$ 44.87

Availability: 100 in stock
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    Description

    Associated Firemen's of Baltimore
    The Associated Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland issued this fire mark in 1848. The cast iron oval mark has a raised edge border, and raised central image of a fireman rushing to a fire blowing a trumpet and holding a burning brand. Associated Firemen's operated from 1847 until 1899, when it was absorbed into the Fidelity Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore.
    This mark measures approximately 9.0" X 11.5", is of heavy (almost 5 lbs) cast iron construction. It has the VM (with the Betty Lamp image in the middle) mark of the well known Virginia Metalcrafters on the back. It is an older VM casting wth large top mounting hole and no mounting hole at the bottom . The mark shows some paint loss and minor rust/patina from exposure to the elements, which adds to the vintage look and feel of the mark. It would make an excellent addition for fire mark, fire fighting, insurance memorabilia collector, or insurance company employee or retiree
    American insurance company's fire marks were placed on the exterior of a house and were intended to discourage malicious arson by showing that the owner would not greatly suffer if the building were destroyed. Additionally, the mark stood as a guarantee to fire brigades that the insurance company which insured the house in question would reward handsomely the brigade extinguishing a blaze on the premises.
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