Fireman's belt
1850-1900
Leather, metal
Overall (Folded): 23 1/4 × 7 × 3 in. (59.1 × 17.8 × 7.6 cm)
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
INV.9117
DescriptionPainted yellow leather fireman's belt; red recess in the center with applied painted leather letters reading "EXEMPT TRUSTEE ASSN"; yellow leather binding machine-sewn around outer edges; there is a leather strap underneath one end of the belt which buckles onto metal buckle on opposite end, which is secured to the belt with one metal stud.Markingsapplied: "EXEMPT TRUSTEE ASSN"
painted: reverse: "2334"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
