Fire Fighting & Rescue Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s badge for the Long Island City (Queens), New York Fire Department Tiger Hose No. 8, which was used by Astoria Hose Company No. This nicely embellished shield-shaped badge is numbered 776 with a cool hose reel at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900s or 1910s Long Island City (Queens), New York Exempt Firemen's Sons Association badge. The Association was chartered in November of 190The badge is numbered 84 at the very bottom and shows a steam engine in relief at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1902 Long Island City (Queens), New York Exempt Firemen's Sons Association badge. This is a very early example of the badge, as the Association was chartered in November of 190The badge is numbered 20 at the very bottom and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Long Island City (Queens), New York Exempt Firemen's Association badge. The Association was founded in the 1890s and its first President was George Casey. The small shield-shaped badge is numbered 56 at the very bottom and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s Long Island City (Queens), New York Exempt Firemen's Association badge. The Association was founded in the 1890s and its first President was George Casey. The badge is numbered 54 at the very bottom and has an elaborate...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s Long Island City (Queens), New York Volunteer Fire Department exempt fireman badge. The badge is numbered 295 at the very bottom. The center of the badge shows firefighting equipment in relief. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s Long Island City (Queens), New York Fire Department Columbia Hook & Ladder No. 4 badge. The badge is numbered 10 at the very bottom. The center of the badge shows a hook and ladder in relief and two arms of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s Long Island City (Queens), New York Fire Department Columbia Hook & Ladder No. 4 badge. The badge is numbered 20 at the very bottom. The center of the badge shows a hook and ladder in relief and two arms of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s Long Island City (Queens), New York Fire Department Astoria Engine No. 1 badge. Organized in 1870, Astoria Engine Company No. 1 was the first volunteer company in that Queens neighborhood. The badge is numbered 1...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Fire Department badge. The badge is shaped similar to a Knight's cross with curving edges, and is numbered 1 at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2-1/16" height and 2-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a ca. 1930 LA Fire Department Battalion Chief badge engraved to H. Keith Weeks, Executive Manager of Fox Film Corporation during production of Wizard of Oz. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 2-1/16" in width by 2-15/16" in height About...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930's Vermont Forest Service Fire Warden badge. The center of the badge shows the State of Vermont's seal and its motto: "FREEDOM AND UNITY" in nice raised detail and surrounding it reads: "FOREST SERVICE", along the top it reads:...