Fire buckets

These cylindrical leather buckets were used to fill the reservoir of a fire engine's pump kept by St Michael's parish in Bristol. They were passed along a human chain to fill the pump from any convenient water source.

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Summary

: TB3750

: Social History

: bucket

: Cylindrical leather fire bucket with partially covered wooden hoop around top. With inscription painted on the side in white.

Fire buckets

Current Location

: 1701-1800

: Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe

: St Michael

: 1701-1800

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