Fire helmet frontpiece: 10
1850-1880
Place madeUnited States, North America
Leather, paint
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 in. ( 21 x 12.1 x 5.1 cm )
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
INV.8904
Markingshandwritten: on reverse: "June 21, 1923"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
DescriptionYellow (originally white?) painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "10" cut out at center and backed with red painted leather, with hatchet painted in gold and red above.Object NameFire helmet frontpiece: 10
