Fire helmet frontpiece: VIII

Object Number: 
INV.9028
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Leather, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 10.2 x 7 cm )
Marks: 
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description: 
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "VIII" cut out at center and backed with gold(?) painted leather.
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