Fire bucket

Buckets like this were provided by fire insurance societies to provide a ready store of water or sand for extinguishing fires. This one was issued by the West of England Fire Office.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
217/2003/12
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
leathermetalpaint
Common Name
fire bucket
Simple Name
bucket
Period Classification
Georgian (1714-1837)
Production Year Low
1807
Production Year High
1894

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fire bucket