Historic Firemarks - Page 5
Hartford - A rectangular design in gold on black cast iron of the Hartford Insurance Co.
Hope Mutual - This 1854-60 anchor design symbolizes Hope Mutual Insurance Co. of St. Louis, Missouri.
Home Mutual - This 1899 hand in hand symbol of Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of St. Louis, Missouri was cast in zinc.
Lorillard - Volunteer fireman in New York City formed the Lorillard Fire Insurance Co. in 1853, choosing a brass fire mark as it's emblem. Cornelius V. Anderson, later Chief Engineer of the N.Y. Fire Department, was it's first president.
Logs - Monogram of Lumberman's insurance Co. of Philadelphia, which began operations in 1873 when paid fire departments were first beginning to function.
