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Big Six --This was the famous Big Six
of Boss Tweed fame. It bears the painted image of a tiger,
later known as the Tammany Tiger, which the political cartoons
of Thomas Nast made famous as a symbol of urban corruption.
After Boss Tweed's arrest and disgrace, NYC was anxious to
rid itself of this relic. Perhaps during the 1880s it was
purchased by the LIC Fire Department. We believe that around
1950 it was transferred back to Manhattan and is now in the
NY Fire Museum
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