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Firemarks

Firemarks are small metal plates that were attached to the outside of houses in 19th-century New Zealand to identify which company had insured the building.

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Insurance Council of New Zealand

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Alan Henderson, Insurance – Early fire and general insurance, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/24133/firemarks (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alan Henderson, published 4 March 2010.