Bucket, Fire
- Object Name:
- Bucket, Fire
- Object ID:
- 1995.530.03
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Description:
- Fire bucket. Owned by Philip Sargent, Concord, NH. Leather and iron. Handle has smooth surface, dark brown, round cross-section with reasonably smooth surface. Left and right leather loops missing. Right ring appears to be replaced. Old repairs of leather and rivets creating new handle loops. Right leather lug either replaced or resewn and is probably lower than the original one. Body dark green. Rim leather separate leather from body. Its vertical seam is in middle of front. Vertical seam of body is on left side underneath handle. Slightly curved sides tapering down to base with distortions that alter that appearance. Red and yellow flag decoration that is hard to discern. On left side, banner with taper and flourished end. Two partial characters and then it deteriorated. Some evidence of a central bilateral decoration. On right side, partial banner reflecting the other side with "8" and partial figure before it.
- Material:
- Tissue
Leather
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-12.6 W-7.5 D-8.6 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Sargent, Philip (1790-1858)
- Subjects:
- Fire fighting equipment
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