Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a great whimsical lamp made from a circa 1930s or 1940s red alarm box (it was converted in the 1970s). The burlap lamp shade has a great large applied cloth fire engine! This is in wonderful condition and still works. There is a switch...

ARTIFACT: This is a great fire mark from the Home Insurance Company of New Haven, Connecticut. The oval mark is in cast iron and shows a fireman pointing the way to the endangered property. Fire marks were purchased from fire fighting companies by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 fireman's parade belt hanging fixture in wonderful condition. The hanger shows a great image in relief of a fireman rescuing a small child, and is narrow and tall with a scalloped edge on either side of the fireman...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Boxer Rebellion era fire pass for the Shanghai Fire Brigade, and possibly the only one extant. The Boxer Rebellion afflicted China from 1898 through 1901, ushering in atrocities and acts of aggression perpetrated by...

ARTIFACT: This is a presentation grade fire axe from the nineteenth century. The handle is oaken, with a number 2 at the neck and a brass cap at its other end. VINTAGE: Circa nineteenth century. SIZE: Approximately 10" in width (at blade) and 35" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1930s fireman's dress visor hat from the Plymouth, Massachusetts Fire Department. The hat is a size 7-3/It bears a department badge and has a Wentworth Forman Co. Inc. of Boston maker's mark in the lining of the hat...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1920s wooden directional sign reading TO FIRE ALARM. The paint on the red arrow has a lot of excellent crackling and character. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in height and 13" in length. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a 100th anniversary tray for Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Concord, Massachusetts by Whitehead and Hoag. The tray is shallow with a wide lip and shows a minuteman in relief at the center with his dog. VINTAGE: Circa 1926...

ARTIFACT: This is a 19th Century fire fighter's grave marker from Boston.The front shows a view of the city and reads" VETERAN FIRE DEPT" and "BOSTONIA." VINTAGE: Circa 1800s. SIZE: Approximately 5 1/2" wide by 7 3/4" tall. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful vintage circa 1920s small brass Badger's brand fire extinguisher. The extinguisher was designed to be pumped by hand. The original inspection/informational tag is still attached. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous circa 1900 firemen's muster celluloid badge advertising Portsburger Lager Beer by the Portsmouth Brewing Company of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Portsmouth Brewing Company, now an inn, went out of business with the start of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company 75th anniversary paperweight. The paperweight is diamond-shaped with four half-sphere casters on the bottom and shows a Roman matron at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2-3/16"...