E396 A heavy cast iron fire mark with clasped hands and “1794” in relief in later gold gilt paint.The Society chose the clasped hands, depicting the hand of the company and the hand of the policy holder shaking, symbolizing the agreement by both parties to the contract of insurance. The original mark had a pair of cast iron hands mounted on a wood plaque. About 1837, they went to a full cast iron rectangular mark and around 1845 they added the 1794 date to their mark which
measured 10 1/2 " X 9 3/4 ".
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