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Firemark of the West of Scotland Insurance Company

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Firemark of the West of Scotland Insurance Company
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Fire insurance companies fixed firemarks to the outside of buildings to show that they were insured and could be recognised by a fire brigade. This lead firemark is of the West of Scotland Insurance Company and dates from the 18th or early 19th century.

The firemark has a crown in the centre surrounded by the text 'West of Scotland'.

In the 18th and early 19th centuries insurance schemes were run by friendly societies, self-help groups and some companies. Property could be insured against fire by paying a premium to companies which ran their own fire brigades.

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