Fire helmet
Classification:
Date:
1840-1868
Medium:
Leather, brass, other metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 11 1/2 x 14 in. ( 22.9 x 29.2 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Eight comb black leather fire helmet with stamped decoration on crown and border of stars stamped on brim; leather frontpiece with large gold "2" appliquéd at center with "JL MOTT" and "JQ" above and below in gold painted leather lettering; brass eagle frontpiece holder.
Object Number:
INV.204
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "JL MOTT / 2 / JQ"
stamped: on back of brim: "HT GRATACAP / 143 / GRAND ST NY"
handwritten: inside crown: "Prestd by / G[?] Burns"
Gallery Label:
A foreman in the New York Fire Dept., Henry T. Gratacap began to manufacture fire hats in 1836. In the 1840s he introduced brass eagle frontpiece holders, a feature soon copied by other manufacturers. Gratacap sold his business to Jasper and Henry Cairns (Cairns & Brother) in 1868.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33331
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Fire helmet: Morrisania, W.B.
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Leather, paint, metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 29.2 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Four comb black painted leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and grape leaf border on brim; black leather frontpiece with large gold "1" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder, with "MORRISANIA" in gold painted leather lettering below; gold painted leather frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8893
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "MORRISANIA / 1 / WB"
stamped: on back of brim: "WILSON / MAKER / . . . BOWERY / NY"
painted: on back of brim: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
33292
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Fire helmet: chief engineer M.J.B.
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1864
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, gilding, other metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 27 x 39.1 cm )
Description:
Thirty-two comb leather presentation fire helmet painted light olive green (originally white?); engraved oval plaque at center back of brim framed by embossed floral decoration; painted leather frontpiece with fire engine and "CHIEF / ENGINEER / M. J. B." in black and red on gold ground; gilded brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8858
Marks:
painted: on frontpiece: "CHIEF / ENGINEER / M. J. B."
engraved: on plaque affixed to back of brim: "Presented to / Mack J. Bergen / Foreman of Jackson Engine / Co. No. 4 Morrisania by the / Members of the Company as a / token of their Esteem / Aug. 1864"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
33287
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Fire helmet: Americus
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Leather, paint, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 24.1 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Four comb black painted fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and floral border on brim; black leather frontpiece with large gold "1" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder, with "AMERICUS" in gold painted leather lettering above; gold painted leather frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.9023
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper affixed inside crown: "Wm. H. Hayden"
applied leather: on frontpiece: "AMERICUS / 1 / WHH"
stamped: on back of brim: ". . . / MAKER / . . . / BOWERY / . . ."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
33256
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 13 5/8 x 16 1/8 in. ( 21 x 34.6 x 41 cm )
Description:
Four comb black leather fire helmet with stamped border of stylized flowers, swags, and stars on brim; leather frontpiece holder (frontpiece missing); leather half-lining with drawstring closure.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred E. Gibert
Object Number:
1936.621
Marks:
stamped: on front of brim: "M. DUBOIS / MAKER N.Y."
handwritten: on tape affixed to back of brim: "57"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this helmet originally belonged to Frederick E. Gibert (1810-1882), grandfather of the donor. Gibert was foreman of Engine Co. No. 4 and served for years as fire warden of Manhattan's 3rd ward.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
33253
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Fire helmet
Classification:
Date:
1868-1880
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, other metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 27.3 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Eight comb black painted leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and scroll border on brim; detached leather frontpiece (b) with large gold "1" appliquéd on red ground with black leather frame; brass lion frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.201ab
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "RESCUE / 1 / . . ."
incised: on underside of brim: "W"
stamped: on underside of brim: "CAIRNS & BRO / 143 GRAND ST. N.Y."
handwritten: on tape affixed to back of brim:
painted: underside of brim: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
33251
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, gilding, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 10 3/4 x 14 in. ( 22.9 x 27.3 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Eight comb black painted leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and scroll border on brim; black leather frontpiece with "AMERICUS / VOL HOSE / 3 / CAHP" in gold painted leather lettering; gilded brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of Christian Ahpaulus
Object Number:
1938.305
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "AMERICUS / VOL HOSE / 3 / CAHP"
printed paper label: affixed inside top of crown: "CAIRNS & BROTHER / FIREMEN'S EQUIPMENTS / 143 GRAND ST. NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this helmet was used at Woodhaven, Long Island.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33208
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Fire helmet
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, other metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 11 x 15 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 27.9 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Eight comb black painted leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown; black leather frontpiece with firefighting tools painted at center and "[NY] / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATION / WH" in gold painted leather lettering; brass lion frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.206
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "[NY] / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATION / WH"
printed paper label (fragment): affixed inside top of crown: "CAIRNS"
printed paper label: affixed to inner side of crown: "Americus / Hook & Ladder Co. No. . . ."
painted: underside of
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33206
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet: chief 5th Battalion
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, textile, cotton fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. ( 24.8 x 27.3 x 35.9 cm )
Description:
Eight comb cream painted (originally white?) leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and floral vine border on brim; painted leather frontpiece with crossed bugles and inscription, "CHIEF 5TH BATTALION," in black and red on gold ground; brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining with cotton fiber padding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Albert Blumgart
Object Number:
1938.62
Marks:
painted: on frontpiece: "CHIEF / 5TH / BATTALION"
handwritten: on tape affixed to back of brim: "47"
Gallery Label:
The donor claimed that this helmet once belonged to Richard Croker (1841-1922), leader of Tammany Hall and an influential figure in New York City politics in the late 1880s and 1890s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33157
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet: patrol 140
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 11 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. ( 21.6 x 28.9 x 39.1 cm )
Description:
Eight comb red painted leather fire helmet with tooled diamond border on brim; black leather frontpiece with "F[IRE] / PATROL / 140" in gold painted leather lettering; brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8880
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "F . . . / PATROL / 140"
typewritten: on scrap of paper affixed inside crown: "Mrs. M. Wadsley / 500 E. 153 Street, / Bronx."
painted: underside of brim: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33119
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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