First Fire Engine
Bring a little Northborough home.
Rocks Glass · Clear · 10 oz
Pour a glass of water and set it beside a book or a place at the table, leaving a few minutes for a quiet drink before the next task. Northborough's first fire engine gives the picture a practical object to look at, with public-service history carried by the equipment itself.
Northborough bought its first fire engine in 1846. A photograph taken for the town's 1916 anniversary and published in its 1921 history records that equipment. The image preserves a specific piece of local public-service history, connecting the town's commemorative record with the practical tools used by its firefighters.
The engine connects the town's anniversary record with the tools of local service. It can be a useful gift for the table at home, with a particular place to talk about alongside the drink.
$24.99
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- 10oz
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- FH-BULK-AVG-AVA-B2-030-1443-105144-COLOR-R1
Set a place for local history
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://archive.org/details/northboroughhist01kent/page/n296/mode/1up
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 10 oz; approximately 3.5 inches high × 3.2 inches diameter
Care: Hand wash only.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1443/generic-brand/rocks-glass-10oz
Original product information and credits
First Fire Engine
10 oz clear tempered rocks glass with printed artwork, approximately 3.5 inches high and 3.2 inches in diameter. Hand wash only. The illustration is a surface print, not etched or engraved.
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Photographer/artist not individually credited; book by Josiah Coleman Kent; Library of Congress copy digitized by Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/northboroughhist01kent/page/n296/mode/1up.
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