Bucket, Fire
- Object Name:
- Bucket, Fire
- Object ID:
- 1985.040
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1813
- Description:
- Fire bucket. Owned by Richard Ayer (1757-1831), Concord, NH. Leather and iron. Tapering cylindrical body. Natural depression under bottom edge of rim. Handle is detached and kept inside the bucket. Exterior painted dark green. Decoration includes a painted eagle at top, holding a blue-green banner with salmon-colored border and black lettering within: "RICHARD AYER." Below banner is an off-white oval with black border and black lettering: "C. F. S. / 1813." Interior is coated but dirty.
- Material:
- Leather
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-18 W-8.1 D-8.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Captain Richard Ayer (1757-1831),a member of the
Cncord Fire Society. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Ayer, Richard (1757-1831)
- Subjects:
- Fire fighting equipment
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