Description: Philadelphia Contributionship. Wood. Shield Shape. 8 1/2"x14 1/2" Four lead clasped hands mounted.

Description: Insurance Co. of North America (INA) - Tin. Circular. Raised gold eagle on red center. Unissued, but some gilding on eagle, lettering & border faded. 6 in private collections reported in the 1981 American Fire Mark Rarity Guide.

Description: Hartford Fire Ins. Co. - Tin. Rectangular border and Hartford in gold on black ground. Unissued. Small mounting hole thru border near upper left corner. 1981 American Fire Mark Rarity Guide reported 2 in private collections.

Description: Milwaukee Mechanics Mut. Ins. Co. Tin. Unissued, but noticeable dark blemish near lower right corner. 1981 American Fire Mark Rarity Guide lists only 1 in a private collection.

Description: United Firemens Ins. Co. Cast Iron. 11 1/8"x9 1/4" Wheels have 12 spokes. Gold paint still visible on some of lettering and part of fire engine.

Description: La Fondiaria Fire Mark. Italian. Aluminum, Silver on Blue Background. 8 1/2"x 5 1/2"

Description: Fire Association, Philadelphia. 29x24 with 2 1/2" wood and gold leaf frame. Shows antique hydrant against light green background

Description: Peoples National Fire Ins. Co. Aluminum. 1909-1931. Sold to Baltimore American. Only known sign for this company. 33 x 19 1/2" with 2 3/4" wood frame.

Description: Patriotic, Ireland. Tin. 7" diameter. Red Background and lettering with Gold sun.

Description: Queen Insurance Company, Liverpool. Western Department, Chicago, Ills. Jos. M. Rogers, Manager

Description: Cast iron miniature fire engine with horses and drivers. h.8 1/8" x l. 21" x w 6".

Description: Glass Grenade. Amber, Diamond Company of Minneapolis 1889;. 7 1/4" high and 4 1/2" wide. No chips or cracks. Lip has rough edging. Cork in bottle, Monogrammed "HNS", no fluid in bottle.

Description: Glass Grenade. Blue quilted. Hardens Hand Fire Extinguisher Grende etched on glass. 5"x3", patented No. 2 August 8, 1871, August 11, 1888, 5" Tall, no fluid in bottle

Description: Farmers, York PA. Tin. 6 7/8"x 3 1/8"Black lettering on Gold background.

Description: Fire Association of Philadelphia. Lead. 7 1/2x11"

Description: Firemans Fund Ins. Co. Fire Mark. Aluminum, 7 3/4x4 7/8". Similar to BU338 but rectangular in shape. Issued by the Fund in 1970 for advertising purposes. Hydrant differs from 338X-1. Mint Condition - Unused.

Description: Stockholms Stads Brandforsakrings-Kontor. Stockholm, Sweden.

Description: Standard Insurance Co, Ltd. Dunedin, New Zealand. Tin Mark - variant of 1589. Paint faded. Fair condition.

Description: "Western Assurance Company Toronto, Canada Incorporated 1851". Tin.

Description: American Union Insurance Co of New York Sign. 14 3/8"x12 1/4". Blonde Wood with copper plaque in center.

Description: Lumbermens Insurance Co. Cast Iron. 9x9"

Description: United Firemens Insurance Co. Cast iron,11 5/8" x 9" . Wheels have 8 spokes.

Description: Fire Association of Philadelphia. Cast iron. Flat type. Hollow back. Drainage knob in back. 10 5/8" x 7 1/2".

Description: Fire Association of Philadelphia, cast iron, convex, 7 1/2" x 10 3/4".

Description: Fire Association of Philadelphia. Brass. 7 1/2x11 3/8"

Description: Aetna World Century Standard of N.Y., Hartford Connecticut. "This agency at your service." Black glass on wood backing, 15 3.4" x 11 3/4".

Description: "Hartford". Tin 3 1/8" x 6 7/8 ". Bent in some spots.

Description: Fire Association of Philadelphia. 10 3/4"x 7 5/8" with 1 1/2 deep convex. Drain hole in back. Terrible paint job but good mark.

Description: Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford on right side. Company logo on left side. 29x24 with 2 1/2" wood and gold leaf frame.

Description: National Fire Insurance Co. Hartford, Conn.

Description: Sun Insurance Office, London. Heavy Lead. 7 1/8x 6 7/8"

Description: Ohio Farmers. Tin. 3 3/8x6 3/8"

Description: Eagle Insurance Co., Cincinnati,Ohio. Cast Iron. 11 7/8x8"

Description: Aetna of Hartford Firemark. Tin. 6 3/4"x3 1/4". Gold lettering and border strip on black background. Excellent condition.

Description: Hicksville Fire Department, Hicksville, L.I., N.Y. [1869 - ] Heavy aluminum. Maltese Cross form. 6 x 6 3/8. Silver border, lettering and designs raised. Red ground. Very good condition. This is not a fire mark, but, instead, a volunteer fire department members insignia intended to be attached to the front grille or bumper of a vehicle. 1981 American Fire Mark Rarity Guide lists only one specimen in a museum [Home Ins. Co., now at the New York City Fire Museum]. This item has never previously been offered in any FMCA auction.

Description: Victoria Insurance Company, Ltd. Tin Mark. Modern or Contemporary. Red, Blue and Gold with some paint missing. Good condition.

Description: Union Assurance Society. London, England. Copper. Excellent Condition. This is a replica of the first waterman's badge of this company - issued by company.

Description: Phoenix Assurance Company, Ltd. London, England. Tin Mark. Red, Blue & Yellow Coloring. Lithograph Design & Lettering. Excellent Condition.

Description: Iron City Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Pittsburgh). Glass Paperweight. Early. 3" diameter, rounded top with black lettering/designs on off-white background. Very good condition.

Description: Royal Exchange Assurance, London. Lead. 4x 8 3/4".

Description: "City Ins. Co. Hartford",tin, 3 3/8 x 7 1/8

Description: Glass Paperweight. 4"x2 1/2" Rectangular. Red and Black Lettering. Black Eagle with Flag on White Background. Excellent Condition.

Description: Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co. Tin. Modern Mark. 7 1/4x9 1/2"

Description: Reliance Marine Ins. Co., Liverpool, England. Tin Mark. Black and Gold. Excellent Condition.

Description: Legal Insurance Co. of London. London, England. Tin Mark. Modern variant of Bulau 1013. Mint Condition.

Description: National Union Fire Office. Bedford, England. Tin Mark. Red with Yellow Lettering. Mint Condition.

Description: Fire Department Lantern. (Fire King). Dietz "Fire Department" lantern. Clear globe, nickel plated copper. "Patented August 27, 1907" stamped on shield.

Description: Home Insurance Co., New York. Tin Oval. 8 1/8"x5 1/4". Home issued this mark in 1953 for their 100th Anniversary. Identical to BU235.

Description: Home Insurance Co., 25 year service Medal. 2 1/4" silver medal encased in sterling banded, beveled crystal. Issued in April 1949 to Harry E. Heintz. Excellent Condition

Description: Queen Ins. Co of America. Reverse Glass Sign. Same as Sign Book #325.2 with a 1 1/4" ornate wood and plaster frame. Some background flaking under "N" in "Queen" and under "Co." Good Condition.

Description: The Licenses & General Insurance Company, Ltd. Tin Mark. Repainted Knight with Banner.

Description: National Allgemeine Versicherung. Stettin, Germany. Enamel on Steel Mark. A Variant of 1375. Mint Condition.

Description: United Firemens Insurance Co. Cast Iron. Oval. 11 x 9". Wheels have 12 spokes. Faint outline of policy number.

Description: Alliance Assurance Co., Ltd., London, U.K. [1824-1959] Copper. 9 1/8 x 9 1/8. Castle with round windows in oval. Below in panel the word ALLIANCE. All borders raised. Good condition with some gold paint visible. Left 1 of bottom panel reattached to this specimen.

Description: The Employers Liability Insurance Corporation, Ltd. Tin Mark. Repainted. Red Lettering and Black Background. Good Condition.

Description: Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Reverse Glass/Paper Sign. 21 1/8x15 1/8" (3/4" wood frame). Sign is pictured in Sign Book on Page 62. Heavy Outer background flaking. Fair Condition.

Description: Mutual Insurance Company for Insuring Houses. Cast Iron. Squatty Oval. 8 3/8"x8 1/8" Raised green tree and flat back.

Description: Royal Insurance Company. Liverpool, England. Copper. 10x12. Shield and Royal gold on green background.

Description: La Mutuelle du Mans Societe. France. Tin. 9 1/2x6 1/2". Gold lettering on black background. Oval in red with "A.I.M".

Description: The Prudential Assurance Co. London, England. Tin Mark. Fair Condition. Lacking Detail and Paint.

Description: Mutual Insurance Co for Insuring Houses. Cast Iron, Oval. 12 1/4x8 1/4".Raised Green Tree and Hollow Back. Repainted Green.

Description: Birmingham Fire Office Co., Birmingham, U.K. [1805-1867] Copper. 11 1/8 x 10 .Fireman in uniform facing right and holding an axe, standing in front of a manual fire engine with large spoked wheels. Below on a curved panel the word BIRMINGHAM in block lettering. Excellent condition with some gold paint visible.

Description: German American Ins. Co., Framed, Colored, Litho of Burning of Barnums Museum, July 13, 1865. 10x12" (1 1/2" ornate wood frame). Excellent Condition. Circa: Pre WWI

Description: Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta. Trieste, Italy. Poor Condition. Lacking Paint. Tears and Holed. Brass Mark. Much older than 1506

Description: Westfalische Provincial Feuer-Sozietat. Enamel on Steel. Mint Condition.

Description: Phoenix Assurance Company. Copper. 9 1/8x7 1/4" Figure of phoenix and "Protection" raised on oval with panel below. Convexed oval.

Description: British Fire Office, London, U.K. [1799-1843] Copper. Round. Diameter 8. Lion facing left with paw on a shield bearing the Union Jack, all raised on a convexed center, surrounded by an offset band bearing the word BRITISH at its widest part near the bottom. Good condition with some red and gold paint visible,but with pieces missing from border at 12:00, 3:00, 7:00 and 10:00 where this specimen was affixed to a building.

Description: City Insurance Company. Cincinnati, Ohio. Rowing Machine. Heavy cast iron. 13x9 1/2. Gold paint still on lettering. Heavy house paint.

Description: American Central Insurance Co. Reversed Glass Sign. 13 1/2x19 1/2" (1" gold wood frame). Company Name and "Incorporated 1853" in gold, on black background. Excellent Condition.

Description: Royal Exchange Assurance. London, England. Lead. 6 1/8x7 1/8". Raised Royal Exchange and Crown on convexed pear. Policy 200755.

Description: District (Birmingham) Fire Insurance Co., Birmingham, U.K. [1834-1864] Thin copper. 10 x 10 1/8. Raised arms of the City of Birmingham surrounded by garter with raised border and buckle which bears the word BIRMINGHAM. Below on a label with a raised border is the word DISTRICT. Fair condition; cleaned many years ago; pieces of border and other portions missing. [Wright 83A; Addis 84B(i)-c].

Description: 2 Polish Fire Marks. Silesia Bielsko, Good condition, some chipping; Vesta Poznan, Not listed in Bulau. Vesta Poznan, Good condition, some chipping. Both marks are Pre-World War II.

Description: Northern Assurance Co., London, U. K. [1836-1968] - Copper. Rectangular. 6 x 9 . The Arms of Scotland: Lion and ornate inner border upon a shield surmounted by a crown. Above the shield is the word NORTHERN and below it is the date 1836; all surrounded by a raised border. Very good to excellent condition with some red paint visible.

Description: Phoenix of Hartford. Tin. 6 3/4x3 1/4" Silver Lettering and Border Stripe on Black Background. Very Good Condition. (better than example pictured in "Addendum" volume. Believe fairly rare.

Description: Royal Exchange Assurance. Heavy Lead. 7 x 9 3/4". Raised Royal Exchange on convexed oval with open crown above. Panel below with policy #97298. 9 1/2 x 7 3/4"

Description: Guardian Assurance Co., Ltd., London, U.K. [1821 1968] - Tinned iron. 8 3/16 x 9 3/16. Athene in gold with a red robe draped over both arms, standing among white clouds holding a spear in her right hand and an olive branch in her left hand, with a shield on her left side bearing the head of Medusa. Below, on an integral label, the word GUARDIAN in gold lettering; all on a black ground surrounded by a thin raised red border. Near mint a beautiful mark!

Description: Home Insurance Co., New York, N.Y. Tin. Oval. 8 1/8x5 Narrow rolled edge and heavily raised gold Insured Home New York on black background. This mark is a reissue of BU235 in 1953.

Description: Fire Department Co. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cast Iron. 7 1/2x6. Wheels have 8 spokes. Some gold fleck around edge and on hand pump.

Description: The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd. Reverse Glass/Brass Plate Sign. 13 3/8x 24 3/8" (7/8" wood frame). Gold Brass Plate Company Name and "Of London". Maroon wood grain background. Same description as Sign Book #114.1

Description: Phoenix Assurance Co., London, U.K. [1782-1984] Copper. 8 7/8 x 9 . Phoenix emerging from flames of a burning pyre within an oval with raised border. Below, on a panel with a raised border, the word PHOENIX. Fair to good condition; nailing lugs at top of mark missing; cleaned many years ago.

Description: Red Comet Grenade. (fire extinguisher). Instruction sticker perfect. Fluid intact.

Description: Mutual Fire Ins. Co of Germantown. Cast Iron. 11 3/8x8"

Description: Washington Mutual Fire Insurance Assoc. Louisville, Ky. Tin. Oval. No bends or rust holes.Many shallow "gouge" marks on front surface. Gold paint but maybe repainted. 5 7/8x3 7/8"

Description: Atlas Assurance Co., London, U.K. [1808-1959] Copper. Rectangular. 6 x 10 . Atlas kneeling on a plinth with a robe draped over his right shoulder and on one knee supporting a globe with lines of latitude and longitude on it. Around the globe is a banner upon which is the word ATLAS. All within a vertical rectangle with raised borders. Poor condition; some gold paint visible; holed and missing pieces from borders and all four corners. This lot has been donated to FMCA. All proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit FMCA

Description: Electric Clock (Universal). Insurance by The Hartford. Glass face, painted? Brass Frame. 15 1/2x15 1/2. Good to Fair Condition. Runs Great. Made by the Display Sign Corp., Whitestone, New York.

Description: The Home Insurance Company. New York. Tin Sign.

Description: London Assurance. London, England. Tin. 11 5/8x9 15/16"

Description: Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Liverpool, U.K. [1864-1919] Thin copper. 8 13/16 x 8 7/8. Liver bird facing left and torse, dragons wing and torse with a globe above, partially surrounded by a wide band containing the words LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE. Whats there is in fair condition with much red paint visible. However, approximately 2 from the lower part of this specimen is missing. This lot has been donated to FMCA. All proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit FMCA

Description: West of England Fire and Life Insurance Co., Exeter, U.K. [1807-1894] Tinned iron. 7 3/16 x 9 3/8. King Alfred the Great standing with his left hand on a shield, bearing a dragon, and holding a spear in his right hand; all in a convexed oval with a large curved label above containing the words WEST OF ENGLAND. Below, on a rectangular label, appears the word EXETER. Poor condition; holed and rusted. This lot has been donated to FMCA. All proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit FMCA.

Description: Harden Hand Grenade. Blue Glass with Star. Still has stopper. Instruction sticker 2/3rds gone. Wire holder still there. Has fluid but some evaporation.

Description: Baltimore Equitable Society. Baltimore, Maryland. Cast Iron. Clasped Hands. 7 7/8" long. No hole at top but 2 holes on mark.

Description: Phoenix Assurance Company. London, England. Copper. 7 1/8x9 7/8" Spear at angle. Repainted.

Description: Patriotic Assce. Co. Ltd. Dublin, Ireland. Tin.

Description: Societa Cattolica di Assicurazione. Verona, Italy. Tin. Gold lettering on peacock blue background.

Description: Union Und Rhein. Union and Rhein Insurance Co. Versicherung. Germany.

Description: St. Paul Fire & Marine. St. Paul, Minnesota. Tin. St. Paul Fire and Marine. Tin. 6 3/4x2 15/16 St. Paul Fire & Marine and Border raised. Rusty.

Description: Bauerliche Brandversicherung Verein Auf Gegenseitigkeit. Rural Mutual Fire Ins. Assoc.

Description: Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co., Norwich, England. Copper.

Description: OSA. Offentiiche Versicherungen Sachsen-Anhalt. German. Not in Evenden Book. Green Enamel background.

Description: Pitman Fire Patrol. Pitman, New Jersey. Alloy Castin. Shield shape. 5 5/8 to 5 3/4. Border and PFP Protection raised. According to Bulau, plates in hands of members only. Not a fire mark

Description: Aetna Insurance Company. Hartford, Connecticut. Heavy Tin. Rectangular. 6 1/2x2 5/8" Border and Aetna Raised. Gray background. No color.

Description: Home Insurance Company, New York, New York. Tin. Oval. 8 1/8x 5 3/16" "Home" "NY" and "Insurance" raised and gold color. Background - no color.

Description: Salop Fire Office, Shrewsbury, England. Lead. 7 1/8x7 1/2". Policy Number "11483" on bottom of mark. Very good condition.

Description: Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance. Hartford, Connecticut. Tin. Convexed Oval. 9 3/4x3 15/16" Gold "Insured Mutual Hartford" on black background.

Description: State Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance. Hannibal, Missouri. Zinc. Oval. 7 7/8x5 5/8" Border, State Mutual and Missouri State Seal Raised. No color.

Description: Peoria Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Peoria, Illinois. Tin 7 7/8"x3 7/8" Border and Peoria M&F. Ins. Co. raised. No color. See Signevierist article by C. Buerger in 3-2007 issue.

Description: Le Phenix Belge Societe. Antwerp, Belgium. Zinc. 8 7/8x9 7/8" Borders, Phoenix and Lettering raised. No color except remaining house paint. SOLD AS BOTH SET WITH 108.2 AND INDIVIDUALLY -- WHICHEVER IS HIGHER. (Mark on left of picture).

Description: Le Phenix Belge Societe. Antwerp, Belgium. Zinc. 9 1/8x10 3/4". Zinc. Borders, phoenix and lettering raised. No color except house paint. Damaged on 3 corners. SOLD AS SET WITH 108.1 AND AS AN INDIVIDUAL MARK -- WHICHEVER IS HIGHER. (mark on right side of picture)