Fire helmet frontpiece
1854-1900
Leather, paint
Overall: 8 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 20.6 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm )
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Z.2040
Markingsapplied/painted leather: on obverse: "EXEMPT / J F"
painted: reverse: "2334"
ClassificationsFIRE FIGHTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
DescriptionRed painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; fire engine painted in gold at center, with "EXEMPT" and "J F" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed black panels above and below.Object NameFire helmet frontpiece
