 | United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1968 - 180 pages
...City of Philadelphia, the oldest known corporation in this country was formed there which is called the Philadelphia Contributionship for the insurance of houses from loss by fire. Mr. WATKINS. I am familiar with it. Mr. WATKINS. You are speaking of good ones. But there are bad ones,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1969 - 330 pages
...Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company Perkin-Elmer Corp. Fermali, Inc. Petersburg & Hopewell Gas Company The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire Philadelphia Electric Company Philadelphia Gas Works Philadelphia Steel & Iron Corp. Phillips Petroleum... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - Public welfare - 1970 - 422 pages
..."THE PERTH MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY HG Livingstone President-Manager Stratford, Ontario, Canada THE PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP FOR THE INSURANCE OF HOUSES FROM Loss BY FIRE Walter L. Smith, Jr. Secretary-Treasurer 212 South Fourth Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 "THE POBTAGE... | |
 | Jean Lipman - Antiques & Collectibles - 1972 - 200 pages
...had organized the first fire brigade in 1735. This company, which is still in existence, was named the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire. Its mark, designed by John Stow of Philadelphia, consisted of four crossed lead hands mounted on a... | |
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manager of the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, chairman of The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire (1752), and of the Board of Trustees, Franklin Institute; 
