Antique Mutual Assurance Fire Mark wooden cart KM - 301291 - 052323

KM - 301291 - 052323

AB - 104085 - 113021

with a shepherd's crook

this piece was likely made during the early part of the 20th century

Antique Mutual Assurance Fire Mark wooden cart KM - 301291 - 052323Late 19th Century Early 20th Century Cast iron fire mark for The Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire, or "Green Tree Insurance Company" of Philadelphia. Cast iron plaques of varying designs would be affixed to buildings insured by different companies so that, in the event of fire, it could be deduced what, if any, insurance the owner had. This particular plaque was the symbol of the Mutual Assurance Company, in use from 1784