Original U.S. Civil War Fire Watch Prowler “Rattle Watch” Wooden Crank Grogger Alarm Used On Ships To Sound Battle Stations - Dated 1862 WWI The central ridge of the

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Original U.S. Civil War Fire Watch Prowler “Rattle Watch” Wooden Crank Grogger Alarm Used On Ships To Sound Battle Stations - Dated 1862 WWI The central ridge of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this was a lovely discovery! This grogger was in a mix of WWI wood rattle gas alarm, but after further inspection it was revealed that this was pre turn of the century and dated 1862 and was used to sound the alert for fires and used on ships to call the sailors to man battle stations! Local fire watches in camps and city limits that initially were called prowlers. These fire wardens soon became known as the