Fire helmet frontpiece: hook and ladder design
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; crossed hook, ladder, and hatchet in applied, red painted leather at center; remnants of applied, gold painted leather lettering on recessed grounds at top left, top right, and bottom center.
Object Number:
INV.9086
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32984
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet
Classification:
Date:
1838-1842
Medium:
Leather, paint, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 26.7 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Four comb painted leather fire helmet; painted leather frontpiece with fire engine and inscriptions "ENGINEER" and "Z. M." in red and black on gold ground; gold painted leather frontpiece holder; textile half-lining with drawstring closure.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Adelaide Mills, 1902
Object Number:
INV.9239
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed inside top of crown: "G. H. R . . . MPPEN. / Manufacturer of / Military Equipments, / FIREMEN'S CAPS . . . / No. 46 Canal Street, / NEW YORK. / Robert Sears . . ."
painted: on frontpiece: "ENGINEER / Z. M."
handwritten: on c
Gallery Label:
Zophar Mills (1809-1887) served as Assistant Engineer of the New York Volunteer Fire Dept. from 1838 to 1842. The donor is his daughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
32982
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Assn. 23rd Ward
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, gilding, other metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 11 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 28.3 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Eight comb black painted leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and scroll border on brim; gold painted leather frontpiece with firefighting tools at center and inscription, "SER[G]T AT ARMS / NY EXEMPT ASSN / 23RD WARD," in gold painted leather lettering; 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.8878
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "SER[G]T AT ARMS / NY EXEMPT ASSN / 23RD WARD"
printed paper label: affixed inside top of crown: "ANDERSON & JONES / MFGRS / FIRE HATS / CAPS / BELT[S, S]HIRTS / . . . / SUPPLIES / 184 GRAND ST. N.Y."
handwritten: on pape
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32979
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: 1
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "1" cut out at center and backed with black leather, with trumpet painted above.
Object Number:
INV.9077
Marks:
painted: on reverse: "June 21, 1923"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32941
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Fire helmet frontpiece: 60
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "60" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "2623"(?) painted below.
Object Number:
INV.9084
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire helmet frontpiece: 73
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Black leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "73" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "770" painted in gold below.
Object Number:
INV.9063
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trumpet (fire horn)
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 7 in. ( 43.8 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Metal (discolored brass?) duty trumpet with flared bell; four rounded collars, one at base of mouthpiece and three on tube; leather sleeve on central section of tube.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8020
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
32932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon: Volunteer Firemen's Assn....NY...1912
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1912
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 17.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red silk ribbon with gold metal band and American flag bowtie ribbon at top; printed in gold ink with: "VOLUNTEER/FIREMEN'S/ASS'N/OF THE CITY/OF/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/ BIRTHDAY/1912"
Object Number:
INV.10595
Marks:
printed in gold ink with: "VOLUNTEER/FIREMEN'S/ASS'N/OF THE CITY/OF/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/ BIRTHDAY/1912"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1912
eMuseum Object ID:
30652
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firemark
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 11 x 1 1/8 in. ( 23.8 x 27.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Oval cast iron firemark with image of a fire engine in relief and "United Firemen's Ins. Co." in relief around edge in block letters, and two holes center top and bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1929.4[dup]
Marks:
cast: on fire mark and painted black: "United Fire Ins. Co."
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the United Firemen's Insurance Company originated in Philadelphia, PA in 1860, and was still active in 1929.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
29508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firemark
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 11 x 1 1/8 in. ( 23.8 x 27.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Oval cast iron firemark with image of a fire engine in relief and "United Firemen's Ins. Co." in relief around edge in block letters, and two holes center top and bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1929.4
Marks:
cast: on fire mark and painted black: "United Firemen's Ins. Co."
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the United Firemen's Insurance Company originated in Philadelphia, PA in 1860, and was still active in 1929.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
29302
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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