(PHILADELPHIA) Silver Firemans Trumpet presented by the Colo

Sale 2068 - Lot 50

Price Realized: $ 13,800

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 25,000

PRESENTED BY THE COLORED WOMEN OF PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA.) Silver Fireman's Trumpet presented by the Colored Women of Philadelphia. Trumpet by Conrad Bard & Son. Conical body, embossed and chased with floral spray designs, hexagonal mouth with similar decoration; engraved with a presentation and two rims for suspension, 22 inches in length and weighing 20 ounces. Philadelphia, 1845

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The inscription reads "Presented to the Good Will Engine Co. By the Colored women of Philada. [sic] as a token of their appreciation of their manly, heroic and philanthropic efforts displayed on various trying occasions in defense of the persons, rights and property of their oppressed fellow citizens."