Skip to main content
Go to accessibility notice
    LOT #51220  | 
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)

    Tombstone, Arizona: Organizing the Second Fire Company in Tombstone....

    Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
    Miscellaneous:Brochures, Tombstone, Arizona: Organizing the Second Fire Company in Tombstone....
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Make Offer: Make Offer to Owner

    Owner's willingness to entertain and respond to Offers has not yet been verified.

    View Recent Offers on Sold Items in this category
    Share this lot

    Sell One of These Currency Converter

    Description

    Tombstone, Arizona: Organizing the Second Fire Company in Tombstone. Revised Constitution, By-Laws and Order of Business of the Rescue Hose Co., No. 1. of Tombstone (Tombstone: Epitaph Book and Job Printing Office, 1889), 27 page pamphlet, 4.5" x 5 38." The pamphlet offers a fascinating insight concerning the operation of an early fire company as well as the names and various duties of its officers, rules of conduct for members at a fire, and the required dress of members of the company. For example, members of the Rescue Hose Company wore red hats with a red colored shield and with a white border, with the word "Rescue" in a semi-circle on the shield with number "1" underneath. The Rescue Hose Company, No. 1, organized on June 26, 1881, in the wake of the town's first great fire, and was Tombstone's second fire company. The first was the Tombstone Engine Company, No. 1, which was founded in September 1880. Fires were a constant threat to cities in towns, such as Tombstone, with buildings that were predominately wooden structures. It was not unusual for cities and towns like Tombstone to have more than one fire company. The pamphlet, in its original wrappers, has a few minor stains on the front and back covers and two small pin holes on the back cover. The text is in excellent condition.

    Auction Info

    Auction Dates
    June, 2016
    11th Saturday
    Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 5
    Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
    Page Views: 432

    Buyer's Premium per Lot:
    25% on the first $200,000 (minimum $19), plus 20% of any amount between $200,000 and $2,000,000, plus 12% of any amount over $2,000,000 per lot.

    Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
    Calculate Standard Domestic Shipping Sales Tax information

    Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More

    Terms and Conditions  |  Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments |  Glossary of Terms

    Viewing at %
    Please enter a value between % and 100% and press your "Enter" key. Close
    Fit to screen View Full Size Brightness
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)

    Heritage membership

    Join Now - It's Free

    VIEW BENEFITS
    1. Past Auction Values (prices, photos, full descriptions, etc.)
    2. Bid online
    3. Free Collector newsletter
    4. Want List with instant e-mail notifications
    5. Reduced auction commissions when you resell your
      winnings 
    Consign now
    • Cash Advances
    • More Bidders
    • Trusted Experts
    • Over 200,000 Satisfied Consignors Since 1976
    Consign to the 2020 March 29 Vintage Guitars & Musical Instruments Musical Instruments Signature Auction - Dallas.

    Learn about consigning with us

    This was my first time dealing with an auction house, and I am 100% completely impressed with Heritage. There is not an aspect of this process that I have a critique for.
    Darryl S.,
    Stuart, FL
    View More Testimonials

    HA.com receives more traffic than any other auction house website. (Source: Similarweb.com)

    Video tutorial

    Getting the most out of search

    Recent auctions

    2019 December 8 Civil War, Militaria, Arms & Armor Signature Auction - Dallas
    2019 December 8 Civil War, Militaria, Arms & Armor Signature Auction - Dallas
    REALIZED SO FAR $950,931