Mutual Assurance Company Fire Mark
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The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured."}, {"label": "Description (Brief)", "content": "The Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania issued this fire mark in 1786. This Mutual fire mark consists of a leaden image of a tree nailed to a shield-shaped pine board. The Mutual was founded in 1784 by former policyholders of the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire. The Philadelphia Contributionship decided that buildings with trees in front of them posed a fire hazard and would no longer be insured. Since trees were abundant in early Philadelphia, this decision created a rift in the Contributionship. The Mutual was founded to provide insurance to those members whose buildings had trees. 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