Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: assistant hose
Object Number:
INV.9202
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 13.3 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "ASSISTANT / HOSE / 2 / W. . .N"
Description:
Gold and black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large "2" cut out at center and backed with black painted leather, with "ASSISTANT / HOSE" and "W. . .N" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed, black painted panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
