Fire Fighting & Rescue Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1880s fireman's badge for the North Shore Staten Island Fire Department (N.S.S.I.F.D.) Aquehonga Hook & Ladder No. 1, which eventually became the FDNY Engine 208 (currently 158). Aquehonga Hook & Ladder No. 1 was...

ARTIFACT: This is a Worcester, Massachusetts Fire Committee badge from the 1870s-1880s. The badge shows a wreathed heart at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s-1880s. SIZE: 1-13/16" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1860s fireman badge in hand-engraved silver. The badge is a small six-pointed star with a finely engraved border and reads F.D. at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1860s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/16" in height and 7/8" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is an early fire department badge from either Portland, Maine or Portland, Connecticut. The badge shows a fireman's hat and horn at top and is numbered 1. VINTAGE: Circa 1860s. SIZE: 2" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: These are a set of 1882 Pawtucket, RI Fire Chief badges in 14K gold in a nice maroon silk lined case. The badges were presented to John Brierly by the Business Men of Pawtucket R.I. on June 15, 1882. VINTAGE: Circa 1882. SIZE: Case (when...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1880s or 1890s Mount Vernon, New York Fire Department fireman badge. Mount Vernon is located in southern New York, bordering the Bronx, in Westchester County. The badge is numbered 247 at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s or 1960s wallet-size Albion, New York Hook & Ladder Company 2nd Lieutenant badge. Near the City of Rochester, Albion established its first Hook & Ladder in 1842. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s-1960s. SIZE: Approximately 1-11/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1900 Fulton, New York Fireman badge, most likely from Steamer Company No. The Fulton Fire Department was organized April 16, 1857, with Dixon Van Valkenburgh, Abial T. Loomis, James Peyden, Thomas Reeves, Abial W. Lewis,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1920s badge for the first President of the Howell Township, New Jersey Fire Company No. 1: Adelphia Fire Company. The small yet handsome badge is named to C.H.T. Clayton, who created Company No. 1 and served as its...

ARTIFACT: This is a gorgeous circa 1913 New Jersey Fire Commissioner badge from the Avenel Fire District in New Jersey. This badge was no doubt made for one of the first five fire commissioners of the Avenel Fire District: Dr. A.F. Mount, J.B. Edgar, E.A...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Hose 1 fireman's badge from Franklin, New Hampshire. The badge has a seal at center featuring an assortment of fire fighting tools. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2-1/16" height and 1-9/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s Independent Fire Company Number 1 West B (so many West B town names, especially in New York, from where this badge looks to hail) Fire Department badge numbered 6An early Hand Pump Fire Engine on a...