Life Saving, Police and Fire Brigade Medals from the James N Spencer Collection

Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 3rd type, silver, obverse: man carrying a woman over his shoulder; reverse inscribed, ‘Joshua W. Butterworth Esq., Member of Committee 1856, to Commemorate Incorpn. of The Fire Escape Force with the Metrop. Brigade 1867’, unmounted, in Wyon, London case of issue, extremely fine £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Life Saving, Police and Fire Brigade Medals from the James N Spencer Collection.

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The Society’s 3rd type medal was issued between c.1852 and 1892. The above is unusual in that it was awarded as a commemorative rather than for an act of gallantry.