Description
Beautiful 1920's Connecticut Forest Fire Warden Badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The shield shaped badge features a center decorated beautifully with a detailed landscape of a lovely full foliage tree in the foreground and smaller evergreens in the background. The badge itself appears to be struck in coin silver and reads: "FOREST FIRE WARDEN CONNECTICUT".
VINTAGE:Circa 1920's
SIZE:Approximately 2" in height x 1-1/2" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Silver Plated Nickel.
ATTACHMENT:Vertical kick pin with drop in locking catch (rotating locking piece missing)..
MARKINGS:"WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J."
ITEM NOTES:This is from a firefighting and rescue collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBBEX15 LEEJX5/15 SDEJX04/02/21
CONDITION:7+ (Very Fine+): The badge shows minor to moderate wear, catch missing swivel, overall handsome patina.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.