Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Vintage Tin


A Pair of Vintage Tin Lithographed Fire Stations, including a Cortland Automatic Door Fire Station - A pair of vintage tin lithographed fire stations, consistent with mid-20th century manufacturing. The lot includes a Cortland Automatic Door Fire Station, which is the larger, red-brick style building on the left. Its facade features ”FIRE DEPT.” with a number '1' shield logo, along with ”KEEP CLEAR” and ”DOOR OPENS AUTOMATICALLY” visible below the hinged garage doors. Its sides depict firemen with trucks through windows. The second item is a smaller, tan-brick and shingle-style building labeled ”TOYTOWN FIRE DEPT.”, which includes ”ENGINE CO. NO. 51” and ”LADDER CO. NO. 74” on its front, complete with a separate chimney element. An auction tag marked ”F132” is attached to the smaller building. The smaller 'Toytown Fire Dept.'