Fire Fighting, Rescue, & Ambulance Badges

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1880s New Haven, Connecticut Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 honorary member badge. The badge is by Cairns & Brothers, a New York maker. It has eagle at the top and reads HONORARY N.H. H. & L. CO. 1. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s-1880s New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department hat badge. The badge has four points coming out of the center: the top and bottom ones read "NH" and "FD" respectively, and the other two show fire fighting apparatus in relief...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s fireman badge number 2092 from Middletown, Connecticut. The badge was made by Braxmar and has a nice hallmark on its reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height and 1-11/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: Stunning! This is a gorgeous and rare rank: a circa late 1930s Chaplain badge for the McQuoid Engine & Ladder Company #3 of Middletown, New York. This company was established in 185The badge is in rolled gold with a gold filled front and gold...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous 1905 Berkeley (California) Fire Chief badge presented by the North Berkeley Fire Company. The badge is in 14 karat gold with blue enameled details and is engraved to Captain H. J. Squires. It has a diamond as the eagle's eye...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1990 commemorative badge for the 125th anniversary of the F.D.N.Y. (Fire Department of the City of New York). Now a respected entity, the first manifestation of the F.D.N.Y. garnered some resentment when it was created after the Act...