Artist/Maker Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Newark, New Jersey, 1892 – 1959)

Badge

1910

Place madeNewark, New Jersey, United States, North America

Silk, brass, metal

Overall: 7 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 19.4 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm )

INV.5174

DescriptionBrass badge and red silk ribbon suspended from pin; ribbon has gold metal tassels at botom; badge connected to pin by short chains; has image of three shields with fire fighting equipment emblazoned, ladders and speaking trumpets crossed behind the shields in center. Pin has "MEMBER", ribbon is printed in gold ink with "RYE FIRE DEPT./ RYE, N.Y./GUEST OF/ OLYMPIA HOSE CO./NEW ROCHELLE/NEW YORK/OCTOBER 6, 1910"

MarkingsPin: "MEMBER" ribbon:printed in gold ink with "RYE FIRE DEPT./ RYE, N.Y./GUEST OF/ OLYMPIA HOSE CO./NEW ROCHELLE/NEW YORK/OCTOBER 6, 1910"

ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT