Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Badges
Object Number:
INV.10439a-e
Date:
1920
Medium:
Silk, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (11.1 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
Marks:
pin: "COOPER'S CAVE" "GLENN FALLS NY"
ribbon: printed in gold ink: "DELEGATE/48TH CONVENTION/AUGUST 17-20/1920"
badge: "NEW YORK STATE/FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION"
Description:
Brass badges suspended from silk ribbon and pin; pins have scene of cave at top and bridge at bottom, and "COOPER'S CAVE" "GLENS FALLS NY"; four ribbons are red and one white; badges octagon with NY state seal in center and "NEW YORK STATE/FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION" at top and bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
