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1  A  Reproductions of 2 Insurance Applications framed and matted on 25 5/8"x21 1/8" picture frame. No glass front. Left is Abraham Lincoln Hartford Insurance app dated 1861 and right is General Robert E. Lee Hartford Insurance app dated 1859.   pass  2  B  Mutual Assurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Green Tree" Reproduction Firemark of BU38. 7 1/8"x10 3/16"  25  3  A  Safeguard Insurance Company Plaque. Composite Board with Black Lucite on front. 13 1/8"x7 7/8"  pass  4  B  Birmingham Fire Office Reproduction of BU753. Determined to be Reproductin by Verification Committee last year. 11 1/8"x10"  20  5  B  Essex insurance Society Reproduction Firemark. Heavy Metal. 6 1/4"x7 3/4"  5  6  D  Mutual Insurance Company Fire Mark-Squatty Green Tree- Reproduction of BU40. Determined to be a VERY GOOD Reproduction by Verification Committee.  80  7  A  Albany Insurance Company Insurance Policy. Standard Fire insurance Policy. February 19, 1907 to February 19, 1910. Very good condition - no tears or holes.   5  8  A  Atlas Insurance Company Insurance Policy. July 4, 1874 to August 4, 1874. (note - one month policy). No tears or holes but paper is yellowed.   6  9  A  Phenix Trade Card. "We re all right-We re in the PHENIX. On back of card is a calendar for 1885.   7  10  B  Eagle Insurance Company. Cincinnati, Ohio. Reproduction Fire Mark of BU195. Determined to be reproduction by Verification Committee. 11 7 16"x7 5/8"  55  11  B  Associated Firemens Insurance, Baltimore, Maryland. Reproduction Firemark of BU166. 11"x8 5/8"  25  12  B  Baltimore Equitable, Baltimore, Maryland. Reproduction Fire Mark of BU61. Determined Reproduction by Verification Committee. 9 5/8"x9 1/8"  15  13  A  Brass Key. Engraved on one side is "F D N Y" for Fire Department of New York.   10  14  T  Letter Opener. Compliments of The German Insurance Company. Freeport, Illinois  12  15  T  Advertising Metal and Ribbon. "Guest of Felton Fire Co. No. 5 State Firemens Convention Chester, PA. Sept.1913." On the Metal is a Fire Engine and "Fulton Fire Co No. 3" "Chester. PA. 1913"  12  16  T  Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance company. 1883 - 1933. Fiftieth Anniversary. Paperweight or Plaque. Heavy Metal. 3"x4 1/8"  15  17  B  Germantown Mutual Fire Reproduction Firemark of BU153. Cast Iron. 11 1/2"x8 1/4" Determined to be repro by Auction Verification Committee.   45  18  C  Baltimore Equitable Reproduction Fire Mark of BU57. Determinted to be Repro by Verification Committee last year. 10 3/8"x9 7/8"  45  19  A  Picture of the Underwriting Room at Lloyds, 1965. Very nice Wood frame and matting. 27"x32 3/4"  25  20  A  Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company Plaque. Hard Plastic. Grey. 10"x8"  pass  21  A  Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company Plaque. Wood with White insert. 9 3/4"x11 3/4"  pass  22  A  DeSoto Rural Fire Protection. Exp. July 1, 1976. 6 1/2"x3 1/2" Some rust at top. 2 extra holes drilled in past.   pass  23  A  De Soto Rural Fire. Exp. July 1, 1979. Blue. 6 1/2"x3 1/2".  pass  24  A  De Soto Rural Fire. Exp. July 1, 1980. Salmon. 6 1/2"x3 1/2"  pass  25  A  De Soto Rural Fire. Exp. July 1, 1981. Green Tin. 6 1/2"x3 1/2"  pass  26  A  De Soto Rural Fire. Orange sign. Exp. July 1, 1982. 3 1/2"x6 1/2"  pass  27  T  Footprints of Assurance by Alwin E Bulau, First Edition  30  28  A  Brass Presto Carbon tet extinguisher. 5 3/8"x1 1/2"   pass  29  I  Framed Picture of The American Fireman. "Rushing to the Conflict" published by Currier & Ives. 22"x17" Note - there is no damage to the picture -it is just the camera shot showing spots.   35  30  I  Framed Picture of Boston Insurance Company appointment of Agent to represent them. Dated 1st day of October, 1907. 17"x21 1/2"  pass  31  C  Mutual Assurance Company. Green Tree Fire Mark of BU38. Determined to be reproduction by Verification Committee. 12 1/4"x8 3/8"  45  32  S  Ruler. Kenton Insurance Company, Covington, KY. 1867-1891. This over 100 year old ruler would make a nice addition to Bulau#411. Good condition.  11  33  S  Auto tag. Farmers Mutual Liability Co. 1925-1953. Enameled, 3 1/8 X 4 3/4 inches. Almost mint  46  34  S  Book. Firemens Insurance Co. of Washington & Georgetown, in D.C. 100th Anniversary book of the company that issued Bulau 139. 28 pages; 1937; good condition.  23  35  H  Reproduction based on Bulau 77, Black w/Gold Lettering, 4 3/4 x 9 1/4, Mint Condition, Heavy Metal  no show  36  H  Rectangular 10" x 6 1/4", Blue w/white & drk blue lettering, picture of stone tower, mint condition  30  37  D  The American Insurance Business Pamphlet. 28 pages. Published 1970  2  38  A  Fire Extinguisher. Metal. American LaFrance Water Type Fire Extinguisher.   pass  39  A  Brass Fire Extinguisher. Kontrol Fire Extinguisher Company.  pass  40  B  Guardian Assurance Company, London. Lead Reproduction Fire Mark of BU794 determined by Verification Committee. 8 1/2"x9 1/2"  pass  41  A  Home Insurance Company Policy. 9th Dec,1872 to 9th Jan,1873. Very good condition - no tears or holes or stains.   10  42  A  Hanover Fire Insurance Company Policy. 27th June, 1920 to 27th June, 1921. Very good condition. No tears, holes or stains.   pass  43  A  North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. Insurance Policy. 18th November, 1872 to 18th December, 1872 (note - only one month). Small stain on top left and small hole on right.   10  44  A  Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company Policy. 6th December 1910 to 6th December 1911. Very good condition. No stains, tears or holes.   2  45  A  Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Insurance Policy. New York Standard Form Employers Liability and Workmens Compensation Policy. February 26, 1918-1919.   2  46  A  Washington Fire Insurance Co of New York Policy. 16th January 1872 to 16th January 1873. Policy #868. Very good condition. No tears, holes or stains.   10  47  A  Continental Insurance Company Policy. 14th October, 1890 to 14th October, 1893. Good condition. No tears or holes. Small amount of staining  5  48  A  Otsego County Farmers Co-operative Fire Ins. Company Policy. 12th June 1894 to 12th June 1897. Very good condition.   4  49  A  Attleboro Mutual Fire Insurance Company Policy. 1st April 1887 to 1st April 1892. Very good condition.   10  50  A  Missouri State Life Insurance Company Certificate of Insurance. Includes a Register of change of Beneficiary on back. Dated May 9, 1928. Very good condition.   pass  51  A  Book. As You Pass By. by Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee. Published 1952. Pictorial history of old New York City. Stamped in the inside cover is "Christmas Greetings. Distributed by Uniformed Firemens Assn., Howard P. Barry, Pres., through the courtesy of The Home Insurance Co., Harold V. Smith, Pres." Excellent Condition.  15  52  A  NFPA Firemen Phamphlet. National Fire Protection Association, September 1948. 23 pages. Small rip on upper right.  pass  53  A  WNYF (With New York Firemen) Pamphlet. January 1949. Article on Fire Marks inside. Very Good Condition.   3  54  A  Booklet. Twenty Fourth Annual Entertainment and Reception of the Uniformed Firemens Association of Greater New York. Madison Square Garden, January 11th, 1941. Very Good Condition. 22 pages.   2  55  A  Fire Department, City of New York, Annual Report. 1938. 103 pages.   10  56  T  2 - Six inch rulers. One says Compliments of Springfield F&M Insurance Co. and the second says Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of Springfield, Mass. Western Dept. Chicago, Ill. Celluloid material  5  57  T  Farmers Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., Madison, Wis. Auto Tag  13  58  A  Brass Megaphone/Horn. 18 1/2"x9"  20  59  T  Farmers Union Ins Co, Denver Colorado, Auto Tag, good condition  14  60  T  Advertising Letter Opener. Iowa Hardware Mutual Insurance Company. Mason City, Iowa.   12  61  E  Black Metal Security Box. J. A. Bowman & Company. Fire, Sprinkler, Leakage, Auto... Insurance. Rockford, Illinois  3  62  E  Paperweight. Connecticut Fire Ins Co Building, Hartford.   5  63  E  Trade Card. Home Insurance Company, New York. 1880. January to June, 1880 only.  3  64  E  Ink Blotter. United States Fire Insurance Company, Western Department, Freeport, Illinois. At top left and right "1824" "1927" (Note to EH - a female agent in Illinois in 1927)  5  65  E  Automobile Rates Pamphlet. Effective April 1, 1927.   2  66  E  Winnebago Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Declaration, Charter and By-Laws. As amended January 1906. 16 pages. 3 1/2"x5 1/2"  2  67  E  Plate. Cincinnati Financial Center, February 1973. White with Gold Trim. 9 1/8" diameter.   pass  68  G  8.75" x 7.5" heavy duty table hot pad which shows 18th century London on fire with the various insurance company fire brigades responding. The picture is very detailed and is on a hard board with a cork backing. About 3/8\" thick. I believe these were made from the 1950s to late 1970s. Very nice and solid. Designed to place on your table and the lay a hot pan or plate on it. Picture has several different insurance company fire brigades rushing to the fire. mint and unused condition.   8  69  G  3.5" x 5.5" advertising sheet put out by the Gleason & Bailey Mfg. Company of New York City. The company was founded in 1840 and I believe this ad dates to the at least 1870s. Nice cut of old hand or horse drawn hose reel and pumper. Touts the advantages to having a local fire department and how it saves on fire insurance rates. This is not a magazine or newspaper ad but rather a very small handbill that would be distributed by the company. There is a hole at the top left which is where a string held a pad of these together. Back side is blank.  16  70  G  State Farm Insurance tag emblem made during WW II when metal was scarce. This topper was made of a composite material that many folks think contained soy bean hulls. These are very rare and in fact there are several accounts of pigs eating them. 4.5 inches wide and 4.5 inches tall. Unused but is discolored in patches. Have not tried to clean.  25  71  G  3 inch grill or tag emblem for Goodville Mutual Casualty Company. Mint condition enamel on stamped brass. Threaded stud on reverse for mounting.  10  72  G  Aluminum Auto-Owners tag emblem. Measures 3.75 inches across and 4.5" high. Never used condition.  16  73  D  Book. The Historical Collection of the Insurance Company of North America. By M.J. McCosker. Published 1945. 176 pages.   25  74  D  Hand in Hand Book. The story of The Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society, 1696 - 1996  15  75  D  Book. Technology, Safety and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, 1866-1991. Still in plastic cover.   4  76  A  Amercan La France Fire Aparatus. Extracts from Operators Manual, Types 12 and 75. Phamplet. 156 pages. Reprinted 1971.   5  77  A  Niagara Fire Insurance Company Policy. 28th October 1872 to 27th November 1872. Very good condition. No stains, tears or holes.   7  78  A  Hartford Fire Insurance Policy. August 27, 1887 to August 27, 1890. Good condition.   7  79  A  Bond from Lodi Trust Company. June 24, 1918 to June 24, 1920. Good condition except for one tear on inside middle.   pass  80  A  Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company Policy. Policy #697. 26th December 1874 to 26th January 1875. Good condition except for some stain on inside.   6  81  A  Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd. Insurance Policy. Standard Fire Policy. 28th March, 1922 to 28th March, 1925.Very Good Condition.   2  82  A  Royal Indemnity Company Insurance Policy. Residence Burglary, Theft and Larceny Policy. Nov. 16, 1911 to Nov. 16, 1912. Very good condition.   2  83  A  Book, Soft Cover. F.D.N.Y. - In The Bravest Tradition. by George S. Tufte. Published 1984. A pictorial report on firefighting. 244 pages. Excellent condition.   18  84  F  5 Pens. Old one from Ohio National Life, Prudential Re with a piece of rock as the tip, Zurich, Mennonite Mutual and Pennsylvania Insurance Co.  pass  85  F  Paper Holder. The National Fire Group, 50th Anniversary 1888-1938. Brass. 4 3/8"x7 1/4"  pass  86  F  Letter Opener. "Insure with the Prudential" On back is "Claims paid over $17,000,000" Brass? very ornate.  5  87  F  Letter Opener. Peter Speerstra Agency. Phone 9281. Lowell, Mich. Unusual handle.  5  88  D  Auto Tag. State Farm Mutual Auto, Bloomington, Ill.  pass  89  D  Ashtray advertising Harding & Harding, Geneva, IL. Livestock Insurance Importing and Exporting.   pass  90  M  Capitol County Mutual, Ft Worth TX, Metal Oval Company Sign, "CCM" logo in outline of Texas, Gold letters on black background  10  91  D  Lloyds Fire Policy. October 20, 1959 to October 20, 1962.   pass  92  D  Story of the Norwich Fire Marks Pamphlet. 37 pages. Published 1994  7  93  D  American Fire Marks Book. Published by The Insurance Company of North America, 1933.   25  94  J  Signs of Insurance Book by Edward Tufts and Lynne Leopold-Sharp. Published 1991. Signed by both authors.   25  95  A  Black and White Photograph of Fire Engine with Fireman. No date or location given. Taped to hard cardboard so information might be on back.   9  96  A  Collection of papers from the 15th FMCA Convention - San Francisco.   2  97  A  Citizens Mutual Auto, Howell, Michigan. Advertising Mirror on back side. 3 1/4" diameter  5  98  A  Maryland Casualty Advertising paperweight. Small size. 2 1/4" diameter. Very good condition.  8  99  A  Indiana Lumbermans Mutual Advertising Mirror. 3 1/4" diameter.   4  100  A  Maryland Casualty Company. Advertising Mirror. 3 1/4" diameter. 59th Annual Convention N.A.I.A. Los Angeles, Cal. October 3-5, 1955.  6  101  G  Town and Village Insurance Service tag in mint condition in original bag with original nut and bolt. 5.5 inches across and 4 inches tall. Painted aluminum which has the design stamped into it. Nice!  pass  102  G  5.25 x 7.5 book: History of the Great Fire of Boston by Colonel R. H. Conwell. Published in 1872 book is 312 pages of accounts and illustrations of this fire. Very detailed account of fire and the book is dedicated to Chicago as they were the first major city to send aid. They had their own fire the next year.  60  103  G  Oval aluminum sign offering a $500.00 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of arsonists. 4 inches X 6 inches. Issued by the Mutual Fire Prevention Bureau of Chicago. Unused, nice shape.   pass  104  G  3.5 inch cast metal fire hydrant paperweight. It is to scale and has the name Mueller cast into the back. Not magnetic. Appears to be bronze on the bottom.  25  105  G  9 x 11 inch book entitled, Fire Engines- Firefighters by Paul C. Ditzel. Book chronicles American fire fighting since colonial days. Loaded with illustrations of early memorabilia. 256 pages of illustrations and text. Book is very nice- dust jacket a little rough.  pass  106  K  Franklin collectors plate with fire scene, mint condition  pass  107  K  Franklin collectors plate with fire scene, mint condition  pass  108  K  Reproduction Salop Fire Mark, Blue background, 3 shrew heads in gold, good condition  22  109  K  Colorful Plaque, Green background, Gold edge, Red fire engine, good condition  pass  110  E  Philadelphia Fire Marks Booklet. By Albert Wills, Robert Shea and Ed Tufts. Covers the fire marks of the 13 companies of Philadelphia  8  111  E  American Fire Mark Rarity Guide. By Edward Tufts. 26 pages.   13  112  E  Fire Marks of Hartford, CT. By Bob Shea, Tom Tye and Al Wills.   5  113  E  Insurance Company Automobile Tags Booklet. by Robert Shea and Albert Wills. Published 1988. 44 pages.  4  114  E  Book. Le Targhe Incendio in Italia. Published 1997 by Vito Platania. 252 pages. Fire Insurance Plates in Italy.   30  115  E  Addenda to Footprints of Assurance, Volumes I, II and III.   35  116  L  General Accident Assurance Corporation Sign. Inspects This Elevator.  10  117  L  Ohio Farmers Auto Tag. LeRoy (now Westfield Center) Ohio.   20  118  L  House Tag. Castlewood Fire Dept. 12.   7  119  L  Farmers Auto Insurance Tag. California.   22  120  L  Highland Park member. 6 fire tags. 1935, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1977.   pass  121  L  Northwestern Fire Marine Assurance 1949 50th Anniversary Bras Paper Pad Holder. Note - only the Paper Holder is for sale in this lot.   pass  122  L  Northern London 1936 100th Anniversary brass ash tray. Note - only the ashtry in the picture is for sale in this lot.  pass  123  L  Paperweight. 22nd Annual Convention. SFA Phila. October 1901.   115  124  L  Great American Ins. Co. NY Paperweight.   10  125  L  Spring Garden Township 1935. Fire Tag.   18  126  L  Liberty Auto Tag. Indianapolis, Indiana.   10  127  L  Veteran Assoc New York Badge.   90  128  L  Wisconsin Auto Tag. Oval. Gray.   15  129  L  Farm Bureau Auto Tag.   15  130  L  Osterud Ins., Rochester, Minn. Tag.  28  999  J  End of the Silent Auction List  TBD

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