Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Luce Center
Badge
Object Number:
INV.5310
Date:
1907
Medium:
metal, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
pin: "PORT CHESTER"
badge: "GUEST"
bagde: emblem: "PORT CHESTER VILLAGE/1868"
badge: banners: "FIREMEN'S PARADE/1907/OCT. 23"
Description:
Metal and enamel pin-back badge. Pin features crossed firefighter's axes and a helmet with an enamel ribbon that reads, "PORT CHESTER". Metal badge connected by chain links to the pin reads "GUEST". Large red maltese cross badge suspended at bottom feature a sailing ship as the central emblem surrounded by text that reads "PORT CHESTER VILLAGE/1868", enamel banners above and below the emblem read, "FIREMEN'S PARADE/1907/OCT. 23".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
