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2008 Live Auction Results -  2008 Silent Auction Results
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Item Type Bulau/
Sign
Description Sold
Price
Sign  NA  Fire Engine Sign. Framed. 16 5/8"x14 1/8". Main Street Elisabeth, New Jersey. Copyright by New York Graphic Society. Very good condition.   10 
Muffin Bell    Antique Muffin Bell. Brass with Wood handle. Very good condition. 8 1/2" long.   260 
FM  312  United Firemens Insurance Company. Cast Iron. 9 3/8"x11 1/8"  525 
FM  166  Pulled from Auction to be reviewed by Verification Committee. Will be in next year's auction, if real, or silent auction, if reproduction.   repro - pulled 
FM  157  City Insurance Company. Cincinnati, Ohio. Heavy cast iron.   3700 
FM  1709 Variant  Helvetia Feuer Switzerland. Tin. 5 3/4"x10".   25 
FM  100-V-A  Aetna Insurance. Hartford. Tin 2 7/8"x 61/2". Mint Condition.   pass 
FM  61  Baltimore Equitable Society. Baltimore, Maryland. Aluminum 9 5/8" x 9 1/4".  repro - pulled 
Sign  NA  Sign. Wood Engine 6. 30 3/8" x 5 1/2".  50 
10  Shield    Foreman Shield. Beige with dark brown lettering.  300 
11  FM  57  Baltimore Equitable Society. Baltimore, Maryland. Cast Iron. 10 3/8"x9 7/8"  repro - pulled 
12  FM  84VA  Fire Association of Philadelphia. Cast Iron. 11 1/2"x7 3/4"  125 
13  Sign    The American Fireman Sign. "Facing the Enemy". Reprint of Currier & Ives. Framed. 17 1/4x 21 3/4".   40 
14  FM  543  Sun Insurance Office. London, England. Lead. 6 3/4"x6 3/8". Policy number 543536.  250 
15  FM  855  Yorkshire Insurance Company. York, England. Copper. 7.125 x 9.5  230 
16  FM  86  Fire Association of Philadelphia. Cast Iron. Oval. 7 3/8"x 11 5/8". Green paint on mark. No drainage knob in back.   pass 
17  FM  623  Royal Exchange Assurance. London, England. 6 1/4" x 7".Policy No. 188926.   120 
18  Fire Extinguisher    Red Comet Glass Fire Extinguisher/Sprinkler - still has liquid inside. "The Original Fire Extinguisher"  pass 
19  Shield  NA  Fireman Helmet Shield. Washington 20   375 
20  FM  1350 Var  Berlinische Feuer - Germany. Enameled Iron. 4 1/2"x5 3/4". Mint Condition.   25 
21  FM  244  Phoenix Insurance - Brooklyn. Brass Horseshoe Fire Mark. 3 1/2"x3 7/8". Mint Condition.   690 
22  Sign    Hudson Casualty Insurance Company. Jersey City, N.J. Colbalt Blue Background. 17 3/8"x9 3/8"  120 
23  FM  731  Essex Insurance. Colchester, England. Copper 8 1/4" x 6 1/2".  repro - pulled 
24  FM  611  Royal Exchange Assurance. Lead. 9 1/4"x7". Policy No. 139504  300 
25  FM  246  Phenix Insurance Company. Brooklyn, New York. 6 15/16" x 3 5/16". Excellent Condition.  140 
26  FM  219  Rock River Mutual Fire Insurance, Rockford, Illinois. Tin. Rectangular. 7 3/4"x3 3/4".Repainted long ago. Very rare.   1700 
27  FM    Wiener Allianz. Versicherungs - Aktiengesellschaft.   15 
28  FM  944  Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, Ltd. Liverpool, England. Copper. 8 11/16" x 10 7/8".   $65-200 
29  FM  682  Phoenix Assurance Company. London. Copper.   100 
30  FM  229  Home Insurance Company. New York. Tin. 3 1/8"x6 1/4". Few Scratches. Excellent Condition.   pass 
31  FM  245 Variant  Westfalische Feuer-Sozietat. Germany. Enameled Iron Mark. 10 1/2"x6 1/4". Mint Condition.   50 
32  Helmet  NA  Metal Fire Helmet. Good condition with partial liner.  75 
33  FM  816  Alliance Assurance Company. London, England. W63B. Copper. Some house paint. 9"x9"  pass 
34  FM  40  Squatty Greentree. Cast iron oval 8 9/16" x 8 1/4". SOLD AS IS PER ALVC  pass 
35  FM  715  Item added at auction. Norwich Union - Copper.   125 
36  Sign    Porcelain Sign. The Home Insurance Company, New York. Blue background with White lettering.  39 
37  Sign  NA  Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company. Great Falls, Montana. 12" x 18".  40 
38  FM  US--BD-1  Buckeye Union Fire Insurance Co. Columbus, Ohio. Triangular. Issued in 1953 in limited quantity as part of 25th anniversary of company  75 
39  FM  1387-X-1  Providentia Frankfurter. Germany. Tin Mark. Painted Black. 2 Corners missing. 9 1/2"x 6 1/2".   pass 
40  Sign    Northwestern Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Sign. 17"x10" Black background.   pass 
41  FM  442  Lumbermans Insurance Company. Cast Iron. 9" x 9"  Pass 
42  FM  228  Farmers Insurance. Pennsylvania. Tin Mark 3 1/4"x 6 3/4". Excellent Condition.   pass 
43  Sign    London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd. Sign. Hartford, Connecticut. 12"x16" Good condition.  pass 
44  FM  13  The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses From Loss by Fire. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 15 3/8" x 11 5/8".   200 
45  Helmet  NA  Black and red fireman helmet  60 
46  FM  989  National Unon Fire Office, Bedfor, England. Rectangular. Red background with yellow lettering. 12"x8"  $30 
47  FM  315  United Firemens Insurance Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cast Iron. 11 1/2"x8 3/4"  150 
48  FM  US-FB-1  Franklin, Indianapolis. Tin. Rectangular. Repainted long ago. 6 7/8"x3 3/4"  900 
49  FM  88VB  Fire Association of Philadelphia. Cast Iron. Oval. 11 1/2"x7 3/8". Excellent condition. No drainage knob in back.   50 
50  FM  195  Eagle Insurance Company. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cast Iron Oval. 11 7/16" x 7 3/4".  repro - pulled 
51  FM  749  Imperial Fire Insurance Company. London, England. Tin 7 3/4" x 8".  75 
52  Sign    Home Fire and Marine Company of California. Picture of the Golden Gate. 12 1/2"x22 3/4" Good condition.   100 
53  FM  AU-WC-1  Weiner Stadtische. Austria. Aluminum Modern Mark. 5 3/4"x4 3/4". Mint Condition.   pass 
54  FM  872 Variant  Legal and General Assurance. Tin Mark. 9 1/4"x 8 1/4" Excellent Condition.   60 
55  FM  68  American Fire Insurance Company. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6 7/8" x 3 5/16". Excellent Condition.  400 
56  Shield  NA  Fireman Helmet Shield. Metal. New York Front. 8 1/16" x 6 1/4".   35 
57  FM  103  Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford, Connecticut. Tin. Rectangular. 6 1/2"x3 1/4"  70 
58  FM  847  Patriotic Insurance Co. Dublin, Ireland. Tin. 7" circular.  70 
59  FM  708  Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd. Norwich, England. Copper. 7" x 8 3/4".  pass 
60  FM  153-VC  Germantown Mutual Fire 1843. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cast Iron. Oblong 11 7/16" x 8 1/8". 2 Holes. Issued in 1926.   repro - pulled 
61  FM  85  Fire Association of Philadelphia. Lead. Oval. 7 9/16"x11 1/8".   600 
62  FM  364-V-B  German Insurance Company. Freeport, Ill. Tin. Excellent condition. All original paint.   180 
63  FM  753  Birmingham Fire Office. England. Copper 11 1/4" x 10". Excellent Condition.  repro - pulled 
64  FM  778  Atlas Assurance Company. London. Copper. Fair Condition.   50 
65  FM  795  Guardian Assurance Company, Ltd. London, England. Copper 8 1/2" x 9".  repro - pulled 
66  FM  712  Norwich Union Fire Insurance, Ltd. Norwich, England. Heavy Tin. 7 3/4" x 9 1/2".  70 
67  FM  897  Royal Insurance Company. Liverpool, England. Tin. 6 7/8" x 2.  290 
68  Ledger    Aetna ledger marker, fair   95 
69  Photo  NA  Photo. 1890 New York Fire Department. Frame is 11 1/2" x 9 3/4".  50 
70  FM  93  Fire Association of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cast iron. Oval. 10 7/8" x 7 5/8".  120 
71  FM  172  Ohio Farmers. Heavy Tin. LeRoy, Ohio. Rectangular. 6 3/4" x 3 1.4".   85 
72  Grenade    Glass Grenade. Amber. Diamonds. "HNS" in script on side. Very good condition. 7 3/4" tall.   160 
73  FM  1084 Var.  L Union Belge Society. Vereeniging - Union. Brussels, Belgium. earlier Lead variant of B1084. 7 1/8"x9 1/8" Rare.   170 
74  FM  888  Royal Farmers and General Fire, Life and Hail-Storm Insurance Company. London, England. Copper 8 1/8" x 10 1/4"  160 
75  Fire Bucket    1842 Fire Bucket, Fine Condition. 12 3/8" tall. Diameters 6 and 7.5  375 
76  FM  398  Cooper Fire Insurance Company. Dayton, Ohio. 6 7/8" x 3 3/16". Excellent condition.  175 
77  FM  174  Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. Tin Rectangular. Mark is in a lucite "frame." Mark is 6 3/8"x3 3/8". With lucite casing, it is 7x4. On back, says "This is an original fire mark issued about 1920."   15 
78  FM  258  Phoenix Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Tin, Rectangular. Approx 8.375 x 4.25. Repainted long ago. Rare.  250 
79  FM  748  Imperial Fire Insurance. London, England. W40C. Copper. Repainted, Excellent Condition. 8 1/4\"x8\".   240 
80  FM  257  The Phoenix Insurance company. Hartford, Connecticut. 6 7/8" x 3 1/4". Excellent Condition.  125 
81  Helmet    Firemen Helmet. All red with white #1 shield. Poor condition.   150 
82  Sign    Agency Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co, porcelain. good condition  pass 
83  FM  770  West of England Fire and Life Insurance Company. Exeter, England. Copper. 7 1/4" x 9 1/8".  225 
84  FM  230  Home Insurance Company, New York. Tin Rectangular. approx 6.25 x 3.25 Repainted long ago. Second type and rarest mark of this company.  240 
85  FM  1614  Companhia de Seguros Douro Sociedade Anonima de Responsabildade Limitada. Porto, Portugal. Octagonal.  190 
86  FM  878  The Northern Assurance Company, Limited. London, England. 7" x 9 3/8".  pass 
87  FM  US-RC-1  Richmond Ins. Co. Indiana. Tin. Rectangular. 6 9/16"x3 1/4" Repainted long ago. Note from Bob Shea: A new company and new mark. Will be US-RC-1 in a future addendum.   2300 
88  FM  607  London Assurance. London England. 9 7/8" x 11 5/8".   pass 
89  FM  715  Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society. Norwich, England. Copper.   pass 
90  FM  367-x-2  German Insurance Company. Freeport, IL. 3 13/16" square.  430 
91  FM  BU909  Queen Insurance. Liverpool, England. W99A. Copper. Excellent condition. House paint but original colors visible underneath. 8 3/4\"x8 5/8\". Rare.   80 
92  Sign  NA  List of Regular Meeting of the Excelsior Engine Company IV 1861. Frame is 7 7/8" x 10 1/8". Heavy cardboard card. Not a reproduction.   40 
93  Grenade    Glass Grenade. Blue. Star. Hardens Hand Grenade. Rough edges around lid. Good condition. 10 3/4" tall.   pass 
94  FM  E153K  Wurtembergian Mutual. Tin. 1902-1913. Good Condition. Repainted.   150 
95  FM  866  District Fire Office. Birmingham. Copper. Fair Condition. Probably cleaned long ago.   pass 
96  FM  US-HC-1  Home Mutual Indianapolis. Tin. Rectangular. Repainted long ago. 5 5/8"x2 7/8"  1700 
97  FM  208  Indiana Fire Insurance Company, Indianapolis Indiana. Tin Rectangular approx 5.75 x 3 Very rare. Repainted long ago.  1700 
98  FM  97  Aetna Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Heavy Tin. Rectangular. Approx. 9.5 x 4.5. Repainted long ago.  290 
99  FM  360-V-A  Germania Cin.Ti. Tin. Rectangular. Repainted long ago. 7 1/4"x3 1/4". Note from Bob Shea: A new variant which will be B360-V-A in a future addendum.  1700 
100    N/A  List of regular meetings of the Excelsior Engine Company IV. 1858. Frame 10 1/8 " x 12 5/8". Heavy cardboard card. Not a reproduction.   100 
101  FM  1336  Feuersozietat der provinz Brandenburg. Berlin, Germany. Iron. Excellent Condition. No Chips.  105 
102  FM  74  Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Tin. 3 3/4"x7 7 7/8". 4 Holds. Gold letters on black background.   pass 
103  FM  862  Protector Fire Insurance. London, England. W80A. Copper. Damage to panel ends. Some original color. 9 5/8"x8 3/4"   70 
104  FM  1080 Var  Compagne D Assurance De L Escaut Societe. Anvers, Belgium. Assurance - L Escaut. Earlier Lead varient of B1080. Some original gilging. 9 1/4"x7". Rare.   180 
105  FM  896  Royal Insurance Company. Liverpool, England. Copper, W95E. Repainted. Excellent condition. 9 1/4"x12 1/8".   65 
106  FM  1367   Colonia Kolnische Feuer. Cologne, Germany. Iron.   50 
107  FM  726  British Fire Office. London, England. W30FR. Copper. Much original color. Small damage to top edge. 8 1/2" diameter.   70 
108  FM  947  Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. Liverpool, England. Tin. With Makers name. Mint condition. 7 1/4"x9 1/4"  pass 
109  FM  38  Mutual Assurance Co. (Green Tree). 12 1/4x8 1/4. Raised Green Tree and Hollow Back. Per ALVC, sold "as is"   pass 
110  FM  1756  Victoria Insurance, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Copper. Mint Condition. 8"x8 1/2"   130 
111  FM  889  Royal Farmers and General Fire. London, England. Zinc. W92B. Traces of original green color. Minor damage to lower right corner. 8 1/8"x10 1/4".   180 
112  FM  584  Westminster Fire Office. London, England. W5D. Copper. Some damage to lower right corner. Small damage to top edge. 8 1/2" diameter.   50 
113  FM  681  Phoenix Assurance Company. London, England. W23G. Copper. Spear point missing. 7 3/8"x9 3/8"  pass 
114  FM  891 Var.  Royal Insurance Company. Liverpool, England. Copper. W95B. One of Liver birds wing longer. some original red color. Excellent condition. 10"x12".  65 
115  FM  864  District Fire Office. Birmingham, England. W83E. Copper. Excellent condition. Repainted. 7 1/2" diameter.   80 
116  FM  903  Liverpool and London Fire. Liverpool, England. W96A. Copper. Original red color. Torn mtg. holes. 8 3/4"x9 11/16".   60 
117  FM  549 var.  Sun Fire Office. London, England. Copper. Rare blue variant of B549. Original colors. Previously undocumented (not even in Roy Addis book) 7 1/4"x5 3/4".  300 
118  FM  797  Guardian Assurance Company. London, England. Tin. Mint condition. 8 1/8"x9 1/4"  40 
119  FM  331  New York Central Ins. Co., Union Springs, New York. Tin. 9 7/8"x3 5/8"  250 
120  FM  E85B  Lippische Landes-Brandversicherungsanstalt. Lippian State Fire Insurance. Produced for the Institute in 1986.   25 
121  FM  632  Royal Exchange Assurance. London, England. Lead. W10K. Excellent condition. 4"x8 7/8".   65 
122  FM  519  Hand-in-Hand Fire Insurance Society. London, England. Lead. 8"x8 9/16". Policy #101277.   900 
123  FM  317  United Firemens of Philadelphia. 8 3/16"x11 3/8" Cast Iron. Policy #8709 or 8703. From 912 Shackamaxon Street, Philadelphia.   275 
124  FM  257 V-A  Phoenix of Hartford. Tin. Rectangular. Approx 6.875 x 3 .25 Repainted long ago.  120 
125    N/A  2 sided Framed Policy receipt in French . Dated 8 Aviul 1761.   75 
126  FM  905  The Prudential Assurance Co., Ltd. London, England. Tin. 6"x9"  pass 
127  FM  US-CF-1  Central Ins. Co., Springfield, Missouri. Tin. 6 3/8"x4 1/4".   1550 
128  FM  231  Home Insurance Company. Tin. Oval. 8 1/8"x5 3/16"  pass 
129  FM  Philadelphia Contributionship. Wood shield with lead hands. 11 1/16"x15 5/8" board. 8 1/8"x8 3/4" hands. Policy 2143. 4 square nails in hands, 2 mounting holes, no bevel on board. From William Hammerstein, Secane, Pennsylvania. Per ALVC, old board, but not original.  2100 
130  FM  1079  Compagnie De Bruxelles Society. Brussels, Belgium. Tin. 9"x11 1/8".  pass 
131  FM  235-X-1  Home Insurance Co., New York. Tin. Oval. 5 1/4"x8 1/8". Gold raised letters and border on black background. 1953 reissue by the Company.   30 
132  Paperweight    Amazon Fire Insurance Co. of Cincinnati Glass Paperweight. 19th Century. Good condition.   80 
133  Sign    Frankford Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brass on Wood frame. 12 7/8"x10 1/4"   pass 
134  FM  210  St. Louis Mutual Fire & Marine Co. St. Louis, Missouri. Zinc. 7"x14".   440 
135  FM  116  Firemens Insurance of Baltimore. Baltimore, Maryland. Cast Iron. 13 1/8"x14". Plain loop at top. Large horizontal sprue in center.   repro - pulled 
136  FM  761  County Fire Office. London, England. Copper. 6 1/2"x8 3/8"  pass 
137  FM  1268  L Union De Paris 1828. Paris, France. Tin. 10 1/2"x7 1/8" Rusty.   20 
138  FM  224  Continental Ins. Co. of NY. Tin. 3 5/16"x7". Mark found 1967 on 2 story farm house on Rt.20 East of Angola, IN.  pass 
139  FM  1029  Guardian Eastern Ins. Co. London, England. Tin. 8 1/8"x9 1/4". Rusty.   60 
140  Property Mark    Bronze Shield Property Mark. 7 1/4"x6" Heavy Metal.   25 
141  Sign    London & Lancashire Insurance Company Limited. 13 1/8"x7 7/8"  pass 
142  FM  160  Home Mutual Ins. Co. St. Louis, MO. 4 3/4"x 6 1/2". Zinc. 4 holes. Crack through top right corner hole.   300 
143  FM  CH-SA-1  Sincere Ins. & Investments Ltd. Hong Kong, China. 6 1/2"x6 3/4"  95 
144  FM  1677 var.  Mutua General de Sequros Incendios. Barcelona, Spain. Tin. 9 7/8"x9 1/8"   50 
145  FM  534  Sun Insurance Office. London, England. Lead. Policy No. 264528  225 
146  FM  1492  Assicurazioni Generali Societa. Venezia, Italy. Tin. 7 11/16"x10"  80 
147  FM  763  County Fire Office, London. Copper. 9 3/4"x11"  120 
148  FM  E64S  Gothaer Feuer (Gotha Mutal Fire Insurance). 3 15/16"x5 3/16"  10 
149  FM  713  Norwich Union Fire. Norwich, England. Heavy Tin. 7 15/16"x10" Damage at top and middle.   pass 
150  FM  758  Caledonian Insurance Co., Edinburgh, Scotland. Enameled Iron. 8"x6 7/8" (7 1/2" at bottom)  270 
151  FM    End of Auction.   1,000,000 

 
 

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