Artist/Maker
Anderson & Jones
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Association, JW?
1854-1880
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Leather, paint, brass, gilding, textile
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( 19 x 26.4 x 35.9 cm )
INV.8855
DescriptionEight comb black painted leather fire helmet with tooled linear decoration on crown and scroll border on brim; black leather frontpiece with firefighting tools painted in gold and red and gold painted inscription, "NY / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATION / J.W. . . ."; gilded brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.Markingspainted: on frontpiece: "NY / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATION / J.W.[I?]"
stamped: on underside of brim: "ANDERSON / & / JONES / N.Y."
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
