Fire Bucket, 1803
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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
Subject Date
1803
Place of Creation
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
30.186.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Leather
Metal
Paint (Coating)
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 in
Diameter: 8 in
Inscriptions
on side: No. 1 / J. Whitehouse / Y.F.S. / 1803
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