Fire Fighting & Rescue Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s or 1920s badge from the Jackson Mills Fire Department in New Jersey. This badge is numbered 138 and is by C.D. Reese of New York. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s-1920s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/8" in height and 1-1/2" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful named circa 1920s badge from the Perth Amboy (New Jersey) Fire Department. It is a life member (retiree) badge from George B. McClellan Engine Company 3, and is named to James Mortensen on the reverse. It is in 14 karat gold...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 Fire District 4 Commissioner Badge from Vineland, New Jersey named to Ed. Horning. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: 1-9/16" height and 1-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with...

ARTIFACT: This beautiful hand-engraved coin silver badge dates from at least the 1870s, but is quite likely from the 1850s. It is made of a thick sheet of coin silver, with a large one-piece pin, appearing to also be coin silver, carefully...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s-1920s honorary member badge from the New Hampshire State Firemen's Association (NHSPFA). The badge shows an eagle at top and fire-fighting equipment at center, and is engraved with the member's name on reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900-1910 fireman's badge from York Beach, Maine. York is a popular vacation spot in southern Maine that was established in 1624 as Agamenticus (the mountain there still bears that name). VINTAGE: Circa 1910-1910...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Charlestown, Massachusetts Fire Department ranking member badge from the 1850s 0r 1860s. The badge is in gold-plated brass with a hand-engraved number in the bottom cartouche panel. The badge shows Bunker Hill, a local...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s-1940s Boston Fire Department "Fire Lines" badge for a Boston Globe reporter. The "fire line" badge functioned as a press pass at fire scenes. This one is numbered 54. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/8" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa early 1850s Marlboro (or Marlborough), Massachusetts Fire Association member badge. The badge is in coin silver with applied gilt brass lettering (MFA). The badge is in an embellished shield design and is numbered 32...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s Cambridge, Massachusetts Fire Department badge. The name and address of the badge's original owner are scratched on its reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/8" in height and 1-9/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous circa 1870s New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department fireman badge. In an age of small and sedate fire badges, this one really stuns! The badge is oval, features a great action shot in relief and is numbered 3The badge is by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s-1880s New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department mascot collar badge. The badge has an ornate NHHFD logo at its center and is still riveted to a piece of leather collar. I wonder what this Dalmatian's name was? VINTAGE: Circa...