Spontoon
- Object Name:
- Spontoon
- Object ID:
- 1841.002
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1807-1841
- Description:
- Spontoon. Used in Concord, NH. Probably also used as a fire warden's staff. Pine shaft, painted red. Flame-shaped brass finial, 6" long, with red-painted iron ferrule at its base; ferrule secured to shaft with one screw. "S. HERBERT." carved in side of shaft. Two holes through shaft near base. Ferrule missing at base of shaft.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Pine - Dimensions:
- L-73 Dia-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Samuel Herbert (1779-1867), a fire warden in Concord, NH, and captain in the state militia. Said to have been used in militia training in Concord.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Isaac Eastman
- Subjects:
- Firefighters, Fire fighting, Militias
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