Fire Fighting & Rescue Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Neptune hose Company fire badge from Stonington, Connecticut. The badge is topped with a fireman's hat and other gear and the word HOSE is wreathed in laurel. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s or 1920s fireman's badge for the Irwin, Pennsylvania Capitol Fire Company, founded in 187The badge is fairly small and has an interesting design with tops of fire hydrants jutting out horizontally on the sides...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s Boston Fire Department retirement or honorary badge named to Edward J. Anderson. There was a Doctor of Education and former member of the United States Navy by this name who taught at Boston University and Harvard, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1940s enameled collar badge for the Rhode Island Forest Fire Service. One of the service's most famous wardens, "Chief Nancy", worked here during the period this badge was worn. She was recognized as the first female fire...

ARTIFACT: 1880's Passaic, New Jersey Fire Department Howe Steam Fire Engine No. 4 Badge is plated brass, in the shape of a helmet plate with a textured center and features a steam engine at the base of the badge, is #'d '253' along the top and reads: "P...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s lapel badge for the Order of American Firemen, or O.A.F. Established in 1886, O.A.F. was a once-powerful fraternal order for firefighters. The badge is by Braxmar of New York and shows a crescent moon and an eagle at the...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930s or 1940s Fire Department Chaplain badge from Demarest, New Jersey, a borough in the northeastern part of the state. The shield-shaped badge is in gold fill and has a large white enameled cross at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1910s or 1920s Fire Warden badge from Madison, New Jersey, a borough in the southeastern part of the state. The badge is numbered 1 at the bottom and has a large Seal of the State of New Jersey at its center. It was made...

ARTIFACT: Great, large 1930's Deerfield, New Hampshire Volunteer Fire Association Member Badge #1The round center of the badge features a brass, large and raised number 12 and surrounding it reads: "DEERFIELD, N. H. VOL. FIRE ASSO." and the top of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s Stamford, Connecticut Fire Department badge in nickel. The cross-shaped badge is numbered 31 and was most likely worn as a hat badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/16" in height and 2-1/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1930s Littleton, Colorado Fire Department Fire Operator badge numbered The fire operator had responsibilities having to do with fire alarms and signals. Littleton was incorporated as a city in 1890 decades after it first...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Littleton, Colorado Fire Department engineer badge. Littleton was incorporated as a city in 1890 decades after it first was a part of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, and it was named after a New Hampshire entrepreneur, Richard...