Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Delegate ... 1898
Object Number:
1940.906
Date:
1898
Medium:
Silk, brass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
badge: "DELEGATE"
badge: suspended: "26TH ANNNUAL CONVENTION FIREMEN'S ASSN./BURNING OF BROOME CO. COURTHOUSE OCT. 29, 1896/BINGHAMPTON, NY AUG 16-19 1898"
Description:
Red silk ribbon and metal badge suspended from pin; pin has helmet over crossed ladder and trumpet, flanked by lettering: "DELEGATE"; badge connected to pin by red/white/blue ribbon, with scene of fire in center, and lettering around edges: "26TH ANNNUAL CONVENTION FIREMEN'S ASSN./BURNING OF BROOME CO. COURTHOUSE OCT. 29, 1896/BINGHAMPTON, NY AUG 16-19 1898"; ribbon with gold metal tassels at bottom.
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