Name/Title
Wiscasset Fire BucketDescription
Red leather fire bucket from the Wiscasset Fire Society. Most of bucket is red with gold lettering and gold and black around the rim. Bucket has a leather handle.Made/Created
Date made
1886Time Period
late 19th centuryInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Front side of fire bucketTranscription
"A.H. Lennox W.F.S. 1886"Condition
Overall Condition
GoodCondition Detail
FadingNotes
Image on back side of fire bucket is fadedResearch Notes
Notes
The Wiscasset Fire Society was established in 1801 and local men volunteered to fight fires in the Wiscasset community. Fire buckets were painted with the name of the owner and sometimes a family crest. The rounded bottom of the bucket made it easy to direct streams of water onto the fire.
