Fire Fighting, Rescue, & Ambulance Badges

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1976 Washington Eng. Co. No. 2 badge for twenty years of service. The badge is engraved on reverse and named to R. Van Steen. The Washington Engine Company is from Tarrytown, New York. VINTAGE: Circa 1976. SIZE: Approximately 1" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1980s United States Naval Air Station South Weymouth (Massachusetts) hat and breast badge set. Both badges are numbered 17. VINTAGE: Circa early 1980s. SIZE: Hat badge: approximately 1-3/4" length and 1-1/2" width; breast...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Lanesborough, Massachusetts Forest Fire Warden badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 1-1/2" wide by 2-1/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with "drop in" locking catch. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Oregon Fire Chiefs' Association life member badge, which was presented to the third Bishop of Baker, Oregon: Francis Peter Leipzig. In the bishop's 21 year office, he renovated and built many churches, reached out to growing...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s retired captain's badge from the Keyport, New Jersey Fire Department. The badge is engraved on reverse with the recipient's name, and a record of his years with the department, which was interrupted by service in World War...

ARTIFACT: This is a named 1942 retired fireman badge from Cleveland (Ohio) Fire Department. The badge belonged to John J. Gadus, and the reverse of the badge reads APPOINTED AUG. 15, 1913 RETIRED JAN. 15, 194The badge shows a modified version of the seal...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Western Enterprise Fire Company Number 4 badge. The Company was from Hagerstown, Maryland. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" in height and 1-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass,...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1870s fire badge for Steam Fire Engine No. 2, the George Y. Learned, of the Pittsfield Massachusetts Fire Department (P.F.D.). The badge is numbered 120 and has a great likeness of a steam fire engine in relief at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s chemical fire truck No. 1 badge from an unidentified fire department (L.F.D.). The badge is shaped like a Knight's cross and has a lozenge at center showing an old fire truck in relief. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: 1-3/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice old circa 1910s or 1920s badge from Larchmont, New York Fire Department. Larchmont started out as a summer community for well-to-do New Yorkers and developed into a bedroom community for same by the late 1800s. The badge is in an...