Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: excelsior hose 2, C.W.
Object Number:
INV.8911
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 1 in. ( 19 x 14.3 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "EXCELSIOR / HOSE / 2 / C W"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "2" cut out at center and backed with white (now discolored) painted leather, with "EXCELSIOR / HOSE" and "C W" in applied, white painted lettering on recessed, red painted panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
