Firemark of the Glasgow 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 Glasgow Insurance Company and dates from the 18th or early 19th century.

The firemark is decorated with the Glasgow coat of arms - a bird, a tree, a fish, a ring and a bell.

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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• Online ID: 000-100-002-078-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.VO 16
• Date: 18th or early 19th century
  
• Material: Lead
  Mark, fire
  
• Dimensions: 220 mm H x 210 mm W
  
• What: Mark, fire
  
• Subject: Firemarks (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Glasgow Insurance Company
  
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• Description: Lead fire mark of the Glasgow Insurance Company
  
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