Firefighter Patent Print Set of 6 8x10 - Wall Art Decor - Gift Idea for Firemen First Responders - Chalkboard

Set of Six 8"x10" Firefighter Patent Art Prints - Chalkboard. These are reproduction prints from the original patents. This patent print set includes: Patent 407,209Fireman's HatPatented July 16, 1889 Patent 120,609Combination Fireman's ax and Wrecking ToolPatented May 21, 1940 Patent 734,251HydrantPatented July 21, 1903 Patent 122,507Aerial Fire TruckPatented Sept. 10, 1940 Patent 217,006Universal-Joint for Fire-Engine HosePatented July 1, 1879 Patent 439,093Fireman's Safety HelmetPatented Oct. 28, 1890 In 1631, Boston's governor John Winthrop outlawed wooden chimneys and thatched roofs. In 1648, the New Amsterdam governor Peter Stuyvesant appointed four men to act as firewardens. They were empowered to inspect all chimneys and to fine any violators of the rules.The city burghers later appointed eight prominent citizens to the "Rattle Watch" - these menvolunteered to patrol the streets at night carrying large wooden rattles. If a fire was seen, themen spun the rattles, then directed the responding citizens to form bucket brigades. On January27, 1678 the first fire engine company went into service with its captain (foreman) ThomasAtkins. In 1736 Benjamin Franklin established the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia. The United States did not have government-run fire departments until around the time of the American Civil War. Prior to this time, private fire brigades competed with one another to be the first to respond to a fire because insurance companies paid brigades to save buildings.Underwriters also employed their own Salvage Corps in some cities. The first known fem