Museum Collections
Fire helmet frontpiece: pres. Westchester Fireman's Assn. P. S.
Object Number:
INV.8888
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21 x 11.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; firefighting tools painted at center, with "PRESIDENT / WEST CHESTER / FIREMENS ASSN / PS" in applied, gold painted leather lettering 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.




