Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Fire helmet frontpiece: assistant hose
Object Number:
INV.9053
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 in. ( 20.6 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Gold and black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "2" cut out at center and backed with black painted leather, with "ASSISTANT / HOSE" and "WHH" in applied, gold painted leather lettering above and below.
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.
