Fire Insurance enamel sign?

[Jock Auld]

Guys,

I think this is to indicate membership of a specific fire insurance company?  Shame about the damage but it is old.

Jock 

[Mervyn Mitton]

Jock  -  being German, I don't have much to help with on this sign.   Early British Fire Insurance Companies maintained their own engines and men  -  when a fire was reported all of these Companies would respond  -  however, only the engine that saw an enamel sign giving the number of their Company, would actually do anything.   The rest would just leave.    Some of the British ones are quite valuable and are very collectable.  Mervyn

[leigh kitchen]

The British lead ones were being heavily fakedfaked as far back as the 70's.

I have a repro one nicely paintef by me fastened to my front wall - made of resin, notlead tho'.

[speedytop]

Hi,

I think, the diameter is 19cm?

Such signs were fixed on houses as an advertisement, where an insurance contract with the "Land-Feuersozietät der Provinz Sachsen" exist.

See for example:

http://www.arco-images.de/land-feuersozietaet-der-provinz-sachsen-versicherungs-plakette-bilder-fotos/633219.html

Uwe

[Jock Auld]

Uwe,

It is 18cm across?  I hope it is still ok at that.  Thanks for the link.

Guys,

Its just one of those things that are easy on the eye, I don't think they are particularly valuable over here and I have seen some still attached to houses in the local area but with a Neidersachen slant on the emblem

Cheers.

Jock.

[leigh kitchen]

Yes. very attractive. good in a man cave etc.