Fire helmet frontpiece: Americus
Classification:
Date:
1836-1868
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 x 1 3/4 in. ( 19 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large, gold painted leather "1" superimposed on crossed hook and ladder at center, with "AMERICUS" and "JHC" 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
Object Number:
INV.9135
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "AMERICUS / 1 / JHC"
stamped: on reverse: ". . . GRATACAP / 143 / GRAND ST N.Y."
painted: reverse: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33660
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireman's belt: Exempt 23rd Wrd.
Classification:
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 99.7 x 6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather fireman's belt with edges bound with yellow (originally white?) painted leather; recessed, red painted panel with "EXEMPT 23RD WRD" in applied, yellow painted leather lettering; slipe loop with "FCP" on recessed red square with canted corners; narrow, elongated loop with metal clip at lower end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.9126
Marks:
applied leather: on back of belt: "EXEMPT 23RD WRD"
applied leather: on slide loop: "FCP"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33657
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireman's belt
Classification:
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 100.3 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Black leather fireman's belt with "EXEMPT S[ON]S" in applied, red painted leather lettering on white painted (now discolored) leather panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
Z.2022
Marks:
applied: across center: "EXEMPT S[ON]S"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33648
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireman's belt: Lawrence
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (rolled): 2 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Black leather fireman's belt with metal stud closure on one end which fits into a hole on the opposite end, belt sleeve slides over the stud; white recess in center of the belt with applied leather lettering reading "LAWRENCE"; sleeve has white shield shaped recess at the center front with red leather "1" applied; belt and sleeve have machine stitched scalloped red leather binding on all the outer edges.
Object Number:
INV.8072
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "LAWRENCE"
applied: center of belt sleeve: "1"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
33639
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presentation shield
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, wood, wire
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/8 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 43.5 x 29.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Light olive (originally white?), black, and red painted leather presentation shield presented to Americus No. 1 of Morrisania, New York, by Clinton No. 1 of Mount Vernon, New York; upper half with black painted "1" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder, with "CLINTON" and "OF MOUNT VERNON NY" in applied leather lettering on recessed panels above and below; lower half with black painted "1" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder, with "AMERICUS" and "OF MORRISANIA NY" in applied leather lettering on recessed panels above and below; wood and wire attached to back for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.157
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "CLINTON / 1 / OF MOUNT VERNON NY / TO / AMERICUS / 1 / OF MORRISANIA NY"
handwritten: on tape affixed to wooden bar attached to reverse: "55"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33638
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presentation shield
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, wood, wire
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 11 x 1 1/4 in. ( 44.4 x 27.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Ocher, black, and red painted leather presentation shield presented to Empire No. 19 by Alert Hose Co. No. 3; upper half with large, recessed black "3" below recessed panel with "ALERT HOSE Co." in applied, ocher painted lettering; lower half with "19" appliquéd on recessed red shield below recessed panel with "EMPIRE" in applied, ocher painted lettering; recessed, red and black painted stars and foliate designs throughout; wood and wire attached to reverse for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.159
Marks:
stamped (covered by paint): on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N.Y."
handwritten: on tape affixed to wooden bar on reverse: "26"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "ALERT HOSE Co. / 3 / TO / EMPIRE / 19"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33635
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trumpet (fire horn)
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 38.7 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Mixed metal presentation trumpet with copper(?) plating; engraved inscription on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Raeburn W. Jenkins
Object Number:
1960.77
Marks:
engraved: on side: "Jas. Irvin Murray / FOREMAN / Engine Co. No. 11 / 1855"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, James Irvin Murray (1825-1909), father of the donor's stepmother (Mrs. William Raeburn Jenkins), was a member of the New York Volunteer Fire Department from ca. 1846.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
33603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trumpet
Classification:
Date:
1835
Medium:
Silver plate, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 7 1/2 in. ( 43.2 x 19 cm )
Description:
Engraved, silver-plated presentation trumpet; domed bell with shaped edge with molded flowers and scrolls; eagle head tassel mounts with (original?) cord threaded through rings; inscription in shield-shaped cartouche on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Margaret E. Hoffman
Object Number:
1963.24
Marks:
relief: on oval metal plate affixed to inside of bell: "J. F. CURRAN & CO. / EXTRA PLATE / NEW-YORK"
engraved: on side: "Thos. C. Baker"
engraved: on base: "1835"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
33601
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trumpet
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Metal, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Metal (nickel plate?) duty trumpet with domed bell with flared rim; three rounded collars, one at base of mouthpiece and two adjacent to tassel mounts; red cord with tassel threaded through rings.
Object Number:
INV.8025
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
33550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trumpet (fire horn)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1872
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 51.4 x 21 cm )
Description:
Engraved, silver-plated presentation trumpet; domed bell with shaped edge with molded scrolls; eagle head tassel mounts; inscription in oval cartouche on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8024
Marks:
engraved: on side: "Presented to / 1st Ass't Chief Engineer. / E. [D?] Van Epps. / by / PROTECTION ONE / Schenectady, N. Y. / 1872"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1872
eMuseum Object ID:
33512
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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