Fireman's belt fragment
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 33.7 x 6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt fragment; scalloped white leather binding machine stitched around outer edges.
Object Number:
INV.9120
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cog rattle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 8.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cog rattle fragment with metal L-shaped head having five teeth and a hook at the end, attached the the remnant of a (broken) wooden fixture.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.8972
Marks:
Painted: "2334"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firemark
Classification:
Date:
1805-1810
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 9 x 1 1/4 in. ( 32.1 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Oval cast iron firemark with relief image of tree with leaves, and hole at top and bottom.
Object Number:
INV.8816
Gallery Label:
This fire mark was made for the Mutual Assistance Company of Philadelphia (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
11348
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firemark
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1 in. ( 29.2 x 19 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Oval cast iron firemark with image of water tower and hose, the logo of the Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Object Number:
INV.8817
Marks:
cast: into face: "F A"
Gallery Label:
The Fire Association of Philadelphia is currently the Reliance Insurance Company.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
11347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firemark
Classification:
Date:
1790-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 26.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular cast iron firemark for the Baltimore Equitable Society with image of two clasped hands with rope-trimmed cuffs.
Object Number:
INV.8820
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
11345
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque w/hook: key to fire alarm box...Boston Ave., 169th St
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Cardboard, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 26.7 x 21.3 x 1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular white (now discolored) cardboard sign with hook at center for fire alarm box key (missing); "RULES / TO BE OBSERVED IN USING THE / KEY TO THE FIRE ALARM BOX. / . . ." printed in black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child, 1934
Object Number:
2391
Marks:
printed: on top half of obverse: "RULES / TO BE OBSERVED IN USING THE / KEY TO THE FIRE ALARM BOX. / UPON THE DISCOVERY OF A FIRE / Take the Key, go to the nearest alarm box and open the door. Pull / the hook down ONCE ONLY, as far as it will go, let it
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presentation shield: 23
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 33.7 x 24.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Gold painted leather presentation shield; upper half with large "23" cut out and backed with black painted leather; "TO / FRIENDSHIP / 12" painted in red and black on lower half; decorative stitching around edges.
Object Number:
INV.9003
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on upper half of obverse: ". . . R . . . / HOSE / 23"
painted: on lowr half: "TO / FRIENDSHIP / 12"
stamped (three times): on reverse: "ANDERSON / & / JONES"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaque
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 23.8 x 21.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Cast metal plaque depicting female allegorical figure wearing liberty cap, holding staff in right hand, leafy branch in left hand, dressed in robe, with "GUARDIAN" across the bottom.
Object Number:
INV.167
Marks:
cast: across bottom: "GUARDIAN"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
11341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presentation shield
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 66.7 x 45.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Black painted sheet metal presentation shield with inscriptions painted in gold and red; presented to the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd and 24th Wards of New York City by the Exempt Firemen's Association of Long Island City, New York; emblem in the form of a gold-outlined shield with intertwined intials "EFA" in gold at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Object Number:
INV.175
Marks:
painted: on obverse: "EXEMPT FIREMEN'S / Ass'n OF / L. I. City / TO THE / EXEMPT FIREMEN'S / Ben Fund Ass'n. / of The 23-24 Ward N.Y. / Sept. 1st 1902"
painted: within gold painted outline of shield at center of obverse: "EXEMPT / EFA / L. I. CITY"
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Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
11340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firemark
Classification:
Date:
1830-1904
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 13 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 33.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Circular cast iron firemark for the Firemen's Insurance Company of Baltimore, Maryland, with image of a fire wagon.
Object Number:
INV.168
Marks:
cast: onto face: "F. I. Co"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
11339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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