Ca 1880 Portsmouth Fire Dept Col Sise Steam Fire Engine No 2 Clerk Hand-Engraved Silver Badge

Circa 1880 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Fire Department Col. Sise Steam Fire Engine 2 Clerk badge in hand engraved sterling silver. The shield shaped badge features nicely detailed engraving along the outer edge and the badge reads: "CLERK S.F.E. COL. SISE 2 WE'LL TRY". The reverse shows an illegible maker's mark.

Circa 1880's.

Approximately 1-3/4" in height x 1-5/8" in width.

Sterling silver.

Vertical safety style pin with 'C' style catch.

Illegible maker's mark stamped on reverse

This is from a fire fighting and rescue collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MDJJX16 LIGEX4/16 S2RLBVDJJX04/07/21

7+ (Very Fine+): The badge shows moderate to heavy wear and overall patina.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.