Fireman's belt (2)
1850-1900
Place madeUnited States, North America
Leather, metal
Overall (Folded): 20 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (52.7 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm)
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
INV.9237
Markingsapplied: across center of belt: "ALERT"
painted: back: "2334"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
DescriptionBrown leather fireman's belt with a buckle at one end and a leather strap with buckle holes underneath the opposite end; red recess at the center with applied leather lettering painted yellow, reading "ALERT".Object NameFireman's belt (2)
