Fire Fighting & Rescue Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is rare 1930's New York City Fire Department Fireman lapel pin. The pin has a personal badge number, in this case number 7266, and is made out of sterling silver. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's SIZE: Appr: 9/16" in diameter CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice old 1930's-40's sterling silver badge from the Niskayuna, New York Fire Department. The badge is numbered 106 and made by C. G. Braxmar Co. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's-40's SIZE: Appr: 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth, New Hampshire Fire Association ink blotter. Ink Blotters were made from soft paper which was highly absorbent, normally in the form of a card like this one, and could also be used for cosmetic purposes to absorb excess oil...

ARTIFACT: This is a named 1950s United States Marine Corps Crash Crew badge. The badge reads D.L. DAVIS CRASH CREW U.S. MARINE CORPS 6461 and shows an eagle at top and an eagle, anchor and globe at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 2-1/2" height...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare badge from the French Marine Firefighters of Marseilles. The badge is made by Augis on the eve of World War II in painted aluminum, but has no maker's mark on the back. VINTAGE: Circa 1939. SIZE: About 1" in width by 1-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Emergency Squad Inspector hat badge from the Toms River Chemical/Ciba-Geigy facility in Toms River, New Jersey. Toms River unfortunately made the map for having out of the ordinary cancer rates, a situation caused by the...

ARTIFACT: This is a Westerly Rhode Island Fire department patch in bullion, simply reading WESTERLY, R.I. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4" in height and 5-7/16" in length. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Wool embroidered in bullion...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1st Veteran Firemen's Association Muster ribbon from August 14, 190The champagne-colored ribbon reads AIDE at bottom. VINTAGE: Circa 1902. SIZE: 6-1/16" height and 2-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth Fire Department 16th annual parade ribbon from September 18, 190The blue ribbon has a separate bar that reads MEMBER and a celluloid photograph medallion reading ENGINEER SAGAMORE NO. 1. VINTAGE: Circa 1902...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth Fire Department 15th annual parade ribbon from September 26, 190The lilac-colored ribbon has a bar at top that reads CAPTAIN and a medallion. VINTAGE: Circa 1901. SIZE: 6-1/2" height and 2-3/4" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth Fire Department 17th annual parade ribbon from September 10, 190The topaz-colored ribbon has a photo medallion of Chief Herbert A. Marden. VINTAGE: Circa 1903. SIZE: 5" height and 2" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth Fire Department 12th annual parade ribbon from September 7, 189The red ribbon reads M. H. GOODRICH ENGINE CO. 4 and has a photo medallion with a logo for the engine company reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1898. SIZE: 5-1/16"...