Fireman's belt: CH'R Exempt Trust Assn.
1850-1900
Leather, metal, paint
Overall (Folded): 25 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (65.4 × 7.3 × 4.4 cm)
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
INV.9125
DescriptionPainted yellow leather fireman's belt; red recess in the center with applied painted leather letters reading "EXEMPT CH'R TRUST ASSN"; yellow leather binding machine-sewn around outer edges;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; the belt at the strap end slips into belt sleeve at the buckle end; the belt sleeve has a red shield shaped recess with "23RD WARD / GWK" at the center.Markingsapplied: across center of belt: "EXEMPT CH'R TRUST ASSN"
applied: center of belt sleeve: "23RD WARD / GWK"
painted: back: "2334"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
