Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: ...the Veteran Firemen of New York & Kansas City
Object name
Badge: ...the Veteran Firemen of New York & Kansas City
Date
1880-1930
Medium
Silk, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 6 7/8 x 3 x 1/4 in. ( 17.5 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Red silk ribbon badge with safety pin at top and thin metal baton-like pin front; ribbon printed in gold "SOUVENIR/ BADGE,/ IN HONOR OF/ THE/ VETERAN FIREMEN/ OF/ NEW YORK & KANSAS CITY."; central image of ladder, axe and horn; bottom of ribbon edged with metal fringe.
Credit Line
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Object Number
INV.10636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
