City Insurance Company sign
Mediumtin
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 × 7 1/4in. (8.9 × 18.4cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
DescriptionA tin sign marker for the City Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn. The background is white with a black border and black lettering. There is a nail hole in each of the four corners.
Object number1947.23.0
InscribedRecto, inscribed in black: "CITY INS. Co./ HARTFORD"NotesObject Note: "This tin marker of the City Insurance Company is one of those used in the early days by various insurance companies to mark the houses which were insured by them. It was usually nailed over the front door. Some were tin, like this, others were cast iron, and some were quite elaborate, with pictures of fire engines or other emblems on them."On View
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