Three fire trumpets in a collection[46] on loan from the Insurance
Company of North America are inscribed as presentation pieces. One of
these is 22 inches high and has eagle-head handles and an overall
repousse design. This trumpet is engraved:
May 1871 Retired from active service by the establishment of the
Volunteer Fire Department In grateful remembrance we restore to
Samuel G. Simpson his handsome gift presented by him to the
Southwark Fire Co. Nov. 7, 1865.
Another trumpet is engraved with crossed ladders, pikes, and fire
helmets against an overall floral design. It is 19-1/2 inches high. The
inscription reads:
Presented to Vigilant Engine Co. #6 of Paterson New Jersey at the
Annual Fair of the Willis Street Baptist Church April 1879.
The inscription on the third trumpet reads simply:
Presented to Captain George W. Erb by the Ladies of St. Rose's
Fair.
It has an elaborate engine-engraved design and is 21-1/2 inches high.
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