{"product_id":"fire-chief-unusual-and-excellent-old-brass-stencil-with-aptly-black-patina-1","title":"FIRE CHIEF, Unusual and Excellent Old Brass Stencil with Aptly Black Patina","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love old brass stencils bearing evocative words and phrases and am always looking for them, good for hanging like signs and fun to situate. This one I was delighted to find this week in Manchester, NH. I have 100% never come across a stencil reading FIRE-CHIEF before, and curious that hyphen, too. As these were typically used for stenciling crates, and most often apple crates, it occurred to me that perhaps Fire-Chief was the name of an apple variety; I can't find that to be the case, but there are Red Chief apples, and with Fire suggesting Red, perhaps this was an earlier name for them or a related heirloom variety. Or perhaps it labeled a crate that bore the grand helmet of a Fire Chief! Whatever the case, quite a resonant pair of words, joined into one, and with an apt feeling near black patina to the brass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 1\/2\" x 3\" t. Very good condition, very rich patina.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47866874036478,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_6543.png?v=1772824784","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/fire-chief-unusual-and-excellent-old-brass-stencil-with-aptly-black-patina-1","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}