Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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Fire helmet frontpiece: assistant engineer
Object Number:
INV.8947
Date:
1868-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "CAIRNS & BRO / 143 / [GRAND] ST NY"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "ASSISTANT / ENGINEER / NSFD"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Gold and red painted frontpiece from a fire helmet; three recessed, red painted panels with "[A]SSISTANT / ENGINEER / NSFD" in applied, gold painted leather lettering.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
