1900 Rubber Bucket
Contributed by Hose 5 Fire Museum
Item 14271
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This is an 1900 rubber bucket. They were kept in people's homes and used in the event of a fire. The earlier buckets were made of leather and always kept in the home and in the event of a fire everyone would bring them outside to be filled with water and passed from person to person or what was called a bucket brigade.
Other Information
- Title: 1900 Rubber Bucket
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Town: Bangor
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Rubber
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Hose 5 Fire Museum
247 State Street, Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 945-3229
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LC Subject Headings
Fire prevention--Maine--Bangor
Pails
Other Keywords
Bucket Brigade
Fire Department
Fire Fighting Equipment
Hose 5
Rubber Bucket
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