Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: 5
Object Number:
INV.9036
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 in. ( 19.7 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: at center of obverse: "5"
painted: at top and bottom of obverse: "PROTECTION"[?] and "J H"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "5" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather with inscription ("PROTECTION"?) and initials "J H" painted in gold above and below.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
