Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Fire bucket
Object Number:
2095
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Fiber composition, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 21.6 cm )
Marks:
typewritten: on exhibition label found with object: "FABRIC FIRE BUCKET / 3RD QUARTER, 19TH CENTURY / GIFT OF THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT FUND ASSOCIATION OF THE 23RD AND 24TH WARD, 1933
painted: on side: ". . . / 1 / J. . .
Description:
Ocher colored fiber composition fire bucket with tubular handle; tapered cylindrical form, possibly with rubberized coating; traces of original red painted inscription on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Surviving Members of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd and 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
