Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire hose nozzle: E50
Object Number:
INV.8965
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 11.1 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: between bands of incision: "E 50 7/8"
Painted: "2334"
Description:
Brass fire hose nozzle, threaded inside the wider end to screw on to a hose; two bands of diagonal incisions at the wider end.
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.
