Fire helmet frontpiece: hickory engine

Object Number: 
INV.9078
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Metal, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21 x 13 x 5.7 cm )
Marks: 
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description: 
Black painted metal frontpiece from a fire helmet; large, gold painted "1" at center with "HICKORY / ENGINE" painted in gold above.
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.
Creative: Tronvig Group