Very Rare Silver Northern Liberty Fire Company Sulfide Watch Fob, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19th Century
No reserve
Auction Closed
January 20, 12:37 AM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
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Very Rare Silver Northern Liberty Fire Company Sulfide Watch Fob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19th Century
The recto with a relief figure of Liberty with branch below thirteen stars, the verso with relief script NORTHERN LIBERTY FIRE Co No. 1 INSTITUTED MAY 1 1756 INCORPORATED MAR 18TH 1833. Together with a gold chain. (2 pieces)
Height 1⅝ in. by Width 1⅛ in.
An identical example is illustrated in James G. Piatti and Sandra Frost Piatti, Firefighting Antiques & Memorabilia, (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001), p. 149.
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