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70/4
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Fire insurance plaques are embossed metal signs, which were placed on the front of houses indicating they were insured against fire. This plaque was issued by the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, which was founded in 1720. The Association was a general insurance company and merged with the Guardian Assurance Company in 1968. This plaque, in red, black and gold, shows the Second Royal Exchange building, with an open crown above and the policy number 176078 impressed on the panel below.
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1 insurance plaque: metal
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Victoria and Albert Museum No.: M.256.1924.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9842.tif - High resolution image
