Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge:...Dayton Hose No.2, Herkimer, N.Y.
Object name
Badge:...Dayton Hose No.2, Herkimer, N.Y.
Date
1880-1920
Medium
Silk, metal, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 23.8 x 7.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description
White silk ribbon with diamond-shaped pin at top; pin consists of blue paper inside frame made up of small metal circles; hanging from pin is small white ribbon with gold image of fire engine and silver tassel below it; printed in gold ink on large ribbon is: "FT. DAYTON/HOSE CO./NO. 2/HERKIMER, NY"
Object Number
INV.10489
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
