Fire Bucket, Used by Levi Huntington, circa 1795
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Many home and business owners in colonial and early America kept leather fire buckets in case of emergency. When a fire broke out in the community, owners tossed their buckets into the street, where firefighters and local citizens used them to carry water to put out the fire. Buckets decorated with names, initials and numbers helped owners identify their buckets after the fire had been extinguished.
Many home and business owners in colonial and early America kept leather fire buckets in case of emergency. When a fire broke out in the community, owners tossed their buckets into the street, where firefighters and local citizens used them to carry water to put out the fire. Buckets decorated with names, initials and numbers helped owners identify their buckets after the fire had been extinguished.
Artifact
Fire bucket
Date Made
circa 1795
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, Connecticut, Norwich
Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire (Norwich, Conn.)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
24.133.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Howard Stanton.
Material
Leather
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Color
Green
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 in
Diameter: 8 in
Inscriptions
L. Huntington No. 2
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