Fire helmet frontpiece: hickory engine
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21 x 13 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Black painted metal frontpiece from a fire helmet; large, gold painted "1" at center with "HICKORY / ENGINE" painted in gold above.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.9078
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33906
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: Oneida hose
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21 x 14.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "1" cut out at center and backed with black painted leather, with "ONEIDA / HOSE / OFD" in applied, gold painted leather lettering on recessed, red painted grounds above and below.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.9079
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: Jackson 4 J?I?
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "4" with star above cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather; "JACKSON" in applied, gold painted leather lettering at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8896
Marks:
stamped: on reverse; "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N.Y."
painted: reverse: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33902
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: pipeman
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "26" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "PIPEMAN" and "ENGINE Co" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed, red painted panels above and below.
Object Number:
INV.9219
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "PIPEMAN / 26 / ENGINE Co"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece fragment
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. ( 19 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Leather backing from a fire helmet frontpiece with stamped maker's mark.
Object Number:
Z.2045
Marks:
stamped: on reverse(?): "ANDERSON / & / JONES"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33891
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hydrant wrench
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 24.4 x 6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Metal hydrant wrench; one end has a pentagonal opening extending from a straight shaft; the opposite end has a circular opening at the end of an arched shaft.
Object Number:
INV.8974
Marks:
Painted: "2381"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
33887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hydrant wrench
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 33.7 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Metal hydrant wrench; one end is C-shaped with a hole through the top, the other end is open, has two arms and the recess is bolt shaped.
Object Number:
INV.9014
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Model of horse-drawn water tower
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1886
Medium:
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 24 x 7 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 61 x 19 cm )
Description:
Model of a horse-drawn water tower; red painted metal wheels and chassis support wooden flatbed with metal water channel mounted at center, scope mounted at one corner, and three wooden steps at the back; full-width sheet metal bench in front, painted red with floral decoration and gong mounted on one side; extension tube for water channel on one side; wood and metal harness assembly.
Credit Line:
Gift of the heirs of Charles G. Moller, Jr.
Object Number:
1925.89ab
Marks:
typewritten: on exhibition label found with object: "MODEL OF EARLY HORSE-DRAWN WATER TOWER / Type used c. 1886. New York Fire Department /. . ."
painted: on side of bench: "S. M. Balser, / Maker. / N.Y. / N.Y. / '86"
Gallery Label:
This model of a horse-drawn water tower represents a type used by the New York Fire Department around 1886.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
33873
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Model of steam fire engine
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Metal, paint, rubber, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 18 x 7 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 45.7 x 19 cm )
Description:
Model of a steam fire engine manufactured by the Amoskeag Co.; metal wheels with red painted spokes and red painted metal frame; boiler with brass plates mounted on side on back, the former shield-shaped with black painted "8" at center and the latter with engraved inscription; red painted metal oil tank with attached burner originally suspended below boiler (now detached); driver's seat with tufted leather(?) upholstery; lengths of black rubber hose attached at either side; wood and metal harness assembly.
Credit Line:
Gift of the heirs of Charles G. Moller, Jr.
Object Number:
1925.30ab
Marks:
engraved: on brass plate attached to boiler: "MODEL OF A / Amoskeag Fire Engine / BUILT BY / STEPHEN BALSER / NEW YORK"
typewritten: on exhibition label found with object: "Model Fire Engine / made by Stephen M. Balser / type used by New York Fire / Depa
Gallery Label:
This model represents the type of fire engine used by the New York Fire Department around 1870. The Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine Company located in Manchester, New Hampshire, was a major manufacturer of steam fire engines.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33869
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: 2nd VP NY Exempt Assn., 23rd Ward
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1854-1880
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; firefighting tools painted at center, with "2ND / VICE PRESIDENT / NY EXEMPT ASSN / 23RD WARD" in applied, gold painted leather lettering above and below.
Object Number:
INV.8852
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
33868
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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