About this motif
Cast-iron fire alarm boxes once stood on many Berlin street corners. With a single pull you could alert the fire brigade directly – long before every house had a telephone.
Mincu's etching "Fire Alarm" shows a red, richly decorated alarm box with a pointed finial on a lawn beside cobblestones, with trees and strollers behind. Image about 8 x 11 cm, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
