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ITEM NUMBER: AJ1369
Cast Iron Tree Fire Marker
$1,500
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Cast iron fire marker with eagle. Marked at top INA 1792". Used primarily for advertising purposes, fire marks were used from 1752 to circa 1900. Similar one in the Fireman's Hall Museum. In 1796 Claudius LeGrand designed the patriotic symbol of an eagle taking flight from a rock for the Insurance Company of North America. The eagle fire mark symbol, also used on its policy, was originally lead on wood and adopted for a copper plate after 1800. 12 1/2" x 8 1/2"
PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Pennsylvania, United States
SIZE: 12 1/2" x 8 1/2"
