Manhattan in 1600s "Rattle Watch"
Old Leather Fire Buckets
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The bucket brigade depended upon men, women and children to fight fires in the l600 and l700s. Everyone filled their bucket before bed and left it on their stoop -should a fire break out during the night.
Posted on July 7, 2014 |