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MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PROBABLY JOHN SWIFT, LONDON, 1749,
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A GEORGE II UNION FIRE OFFICE PORTER'S SILVER ARM BADGE,
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PROBABLY JOHN SWIFT, LONDON, 1749,
Circular, embossed with four clasped hands, title UNION" and "No.17", 4 rings at back to secure to wearer's arm, 3 15/16 in. (9.8 cm.), 2 oz.
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PROBABLY JOHN SWIFT, LONDON, 1749,
Circular, embossed with four clasped hands, title UNION" and "No.17", 4 rings at back to secure to wearer's arm, 3 15/16 in. (9.8 cm.), 2 oz.
出版
"Badges of Extinction" - Henham, B. & Sharp, B., pages 91/94.
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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
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Founded in 1714, the Union Fire Office relied solely on porters to salvage goods from the insured houses, leaving the actual firefighting to others until as late as 1806 when the company at last provided a fire-engine & re-trained their men as firemen.