Antique Philadelphia Contribution Fire Mark No 906 syroco This piece was manufactured by

This piece was manufactured by William Marvy

It features yellow glass eyes and all-original paint designed to resemble a female blue-billed duck

The Lehon Co

Features a characteristic japanned look and a large cross bar for mounting the sign and a small knob for adjust the height

Antique Philadelphia Contribution Fire Mark No 906 syroco This piece was manufactured byThis early sign was used by the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire the first property insurance company in the United States. The company, founded by Benjamin Franklin, would provide these signs to those who held a policy with the company and the policy number would be indicated on the mark. The Philadelphia Contributionship is still around today providing insurance. They provided these particular cast iron