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: ringold hose
Object Number:
INV.8930
Date:
1868-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 20.3 x 10.5 x 7.3 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "RINGGOLD / HOSE / 1 / CLW"
stamped: on reverse: "CAIRNS & BRO / 143 / GRAND St N.Y."
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "1" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "RINGGOLD / HOSE" and "CLW" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
