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Fire Bucket, A. Davenport
Around 1811
Property owners were often legally required to keep good leather buckets on hand for use by the community in the event of a fire. Citizens personalized their buckets to ensure their return.
Fire Bucket, James Bailey
Around 1830
Men, women, and even children formed bucket brigades to draw water from the closest source. Full buckets were handed up the line to fill engines; empty buckets were returned to be filled again. |