Fireman's belt: "exempt"
1850-1900
Leather, metal, paint
Overall (Folded): 13 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (35.2 × 11.4 × 8.6 cm)
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
INV.9129
DescriptionBrown leather fireman's duty belt; red recess in the center with applied painted leather letters reading "EXEMPT"; brown 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 two metal studs; the belt at the strap end slips into belt sleeve at the buckle end; the belt sleeve has a red shield shaped recess with the number "23 W / HP" at the center.Markingsapplied: across center of belt: "EXEMPT"
applied: center of belt sleeve: "23 W / HP"
painted: reverse: "2334"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
