Fire helmet frontpiece: engineer, C.F.
1820-1850
Place madeUnited States, North America
Leather, paint
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
INV.8905
DescriptionGold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; fire engine painted in red and black at center, with "ENGINEER" and "C.F." painted in black above and below.Markingspainted: reverse: "2334"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
