Removed from 204-206 South Juniper Street in 1949., The Fire Association of Philadelphia was organized in 1817 by volunteer fire companies and incorporated as an insurance company in 1820. It became a joint stock company in 1871., Insurance policy holders were required to affix fire marks outside of their building to inform fire brigades that the building was insured and by which company., Fire Association of Philadelphia fire marks include a fire-plug with a section of hose attached to it, with the letters F.A. on each side of the plug.
The scene of two lovers in a landscape is tinted green; the floral border is tinted maroon., Possibly used as a purely decorative hanging plaque or for the purposes of acting as an example in a bookbinder's shop., Gift of Wendy Woloson, 2005., Inscription on the back, "Design by Gobrecht x Tinted and cast by Clas. Hazeltine."
A scene of two lovers in a landscape with a raised border. Tinted black. Inscription on the back, "H.", Possibly used as a purely decorative hanging plaque or for the purposes of acting as an example in a bookbinder's shop., Gift of Wendy Woloson, 2005.
