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CIGNA Firefighting and Maritimes Objects from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

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Lot 193

Pair of fire engine lanterns, 19th c., by De Voors

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$400 - $600

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$800

Lot 194

John Vander Heiden, Important Work on the Use of t

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$3,000 - $5,000

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$2,800

Lot 195

American carved and rigged ship model of the clipp

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$400 - $600

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$450

Lot 196

American carved and rigged ship model, ca. 1900, o

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$1,000 - $1,500

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$550

Lot 197

American carved and rigged ship model, early 20th.

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$1,000 - $1,500

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$3,800

Lot 198

American carved and rigged ship model, early 20th.

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$1,000 - $1,500

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$425

Lot 199

Carved and painted ship model of the M. P. Grace m

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$200 - $400

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$400

Lot 200

Four painted leather fire belts, 19th c., inscribe

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$200 - $400

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$325

Lot 201

Five painted leather fire belts, 19th c., inscribe

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$300 - $500

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$600

Lot 202

Three wood and iron wagon jacks dated 1814, 1811

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$300 - $500

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$325

Lot 203

Five painted leather fire belts, 19th c., inscribe

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$200 - $400

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$275

Lot 204

Wood model of a late 18th c. European style hand p

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$200 - $300

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$100

Lot 205

Wood and metal model of an 1835 style Juniata Coun

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$300 - $500

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$425

Lot 206

Four tin gimbaled work torches, 19th c.

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$200 - $300

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$275

Lot 207

Collection of fire related plaques, buttons, medal

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$400 - $800

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$1,900

Lot 208

American watercolor on ivory miniature portrait of

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$300 - $500

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$750

Lot 209

Four painted leather fire belts, 19th c., inscribe

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$300 - $500

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$375

Lot 210

Three wood and iron wagon jacks, dated 1816, 1855

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$400 - $600

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$300

Lot 211

Cast iron fire mark for Baltimore Equitable, ca. 1

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$300 - $500

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$350

Lot 212

Three cast iron fire marks for the Fire Associatio

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$200 - $400

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$150

Lot 213

Cast lead Philadelphia Contributionship fire mark,

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$300 - $500

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$150

Lot 214

Four American copper gimbaled firemen's work torch

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$300 - $500

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$375

Lot 215

Two cast iron Lumberman's Insurance Company fire m

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$300 - $500

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$425

Lot 216

Three wood and iron fire axes, 19th c.

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$300 - $600

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$700

Lot 217

Brass and steel model of the Excelsior Engine Comp

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$2,000 - $3,000

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$3,800

Lot 218

Painted wood model of a 19th c., hook and ladder t

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$400 - $600

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$1,300

Lot 219

American ship model of the C-class freighter Ameri

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$500 - $1,000

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$650

Lot 220

Attributed to Robert Field (American, 1769-1819),i

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$5,000 - $10,000

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$10,000

Lot 221

Carved and rigged model of a Chinese junk, ca.1930

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$800 - $1,000

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$1,300

Lot 222

Carved and rigged ship model of a Portuguese merch

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$500 - $1,000

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$300

Lot 223

Carved and painted model of the Portuguese fishing

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$200 - $400

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$200

Lot 224

Carved and painted ship model, late 19th c., of th

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$400 - $700

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$200

Lot 225

Pair of Chelsea brass ship's bell clocks, retailed

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$400 - $700

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$650

Lot 226

Chelsea brass ship's bell clock, retailed by Riggs

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$400 - $600

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$800

Lot 227

Pair of Chelsea brass ship's bell clocks, retailed

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$400 - $700

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$700

Lot 228

Brass ship's clock, late 19th c., inscribed on fac

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$400 - $800

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$475

Lot 229

Two brass ship's clocks, late 19th c., 5 1/2" dia.

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$300 - $500

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$150

Lot 230

Philadelphia oil on canvas portrait of Thomas Astl

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$500 - $1,000

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$400

Lot 231

Attributed to Henry Sargent (American, 1770-1845),

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$500 - $1,000

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$450

Lot 232

Alice Mumford Roberts (Pennsylvania/New York, 1875

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$1,500 - $2,000

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$11,000

Lot 233

Bass Otis (Pennsylvania, 1784-1861), oil on canvas

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$1,500 - $2,500

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$1,800

Lot 234

Samuel Bell Waugh (Pennsylvania, 1814-1885), oil o

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$500 - $1,000

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$4,800

Lot 235

Philadelphia oil on canvas portrait of Michael Pra

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$1,000 - $2,000

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$500

Lot 236

Cast iron hydrant fire mark for Union Fire Company

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$300 - $500

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$275

Lot 237

Cast lead fire mark for the Philadelphia Contribut

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$300 - $500

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$400

Lot 238

Two cast iron fire marks for the Mutual Assuranceo

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$400 - $600

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$300

Lot 239

Five wooden grease buckets, 19th c., together with

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$200 - $400

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$100

Lot 240

Early 20th c. painted wood model of a sled hook an

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$400 - $600

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$800

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CIGNA Firefighting and Maritimes Objects from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

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