Antique Solid Bronze Fire Hose Nozzle c.1900 Table Lighting (59" wide when leaves are

(59" wide when leaves are closed) D 31 in

especially portraits and figures she did from models that she found in Chinatown in San Francisco

The company had modest beginnings

An all leather box embossed in gold trim with bird portraits and names of a Cockatoo and Hornbill in Italian

W 92 1/8 in

Antique Solid Bronze Fire Hose Nozzle c.1900 Table Lighting (59" wide when leaves areABOUT A original antique solid bronze fire hose nozzle with working "Open" and "Shut" positions. Shown with life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Possibly American LaFrance. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1900 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Solid Bronze. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 10. 75 in. W 3 in. D 3. 5 in. HISTORY Unknown.