Fire Bucket

Object/Artifact

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Eastern States Exposition

Name/Title

Fire Bucket

Entry/Object ID

M1971.08

Description

Handsewn leather

Use

Extinguishing fires in case of emergency

Context

Many homes kept fire buckets in case of emergency. When a fire broke out in the community, local citizens used them to carry water o put out the fire. Buckets often were decorated with names, initials to identify their owners.

Collection

Storrowton Village Museum

Category

Fire Tool

Location

Floor

Gilbert Farmhouse First Floor

Building

Gilbert Farmhouse

Campus

Storrowton Village Museum, Eastern States Exposition

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Jul 14, 2026

Created By

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Create Date

May 14, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 8, 2026