Fire Fighting, Rescue, & Ambulance Badges

ARTIFACT: This is a 1919 Groton, Connecticut Fire Department Foreman badge named on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa 1919. SIZE: 1-1/4" wide by 2" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass with a gold-plated front. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with "C" catch...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1880s Somerville, Massachusetts Fire Department badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s. SIZE: 1-3/4" wide by 2-3/8" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with forked locking catch. MARKINGS: Mitchell...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 J. G. McCullough Engine Company badge from North Bennington, Vermont. McCullough, a Delaware native and lawyer by trade, traveled westward, seeking warmer climates in an effort to restore his poor health. Seized with fervor...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver McKean Hose Co. Fire Department badge from McKean, PA. VINTAGE: Circa . SIZE: 1-1/4" wide by 1-1/8" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with "drop-in" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: This is an early Philadelphia Fire Insurance patrol badge numbered 12The badge shows a horse-drawn wagon with several riders at center. Badge is sold as-is. VINTAGE: Circa 1860s. SIZE: 2-9/16" height and 2-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1900 Amherst, New Hampshire fire badge for the hand-tub "Lawrence", and early 19th century hand-pumper, or a water trough on wheels. The Lawrence (pictured above) started out life as the Torrent #4 of Worcester,...

ARTIFACT: This is a stunning circa 1890s delegate badge for the Fireman's Association of Pennsylvania (FAP), organized in 1880. The badge is in heavy gold fill and blue enamel and was made by the C. G. Braxmar Company of New York. It has a small enameled...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Charleston, South Carolina Fire Department badge. The badge shows a fireman's hat at top and was numbered 5, although the number is now missing. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s or 1880s souvenir fire muster "fire badge" from a New York City fire hat manufacturer: J.T. Waring & Company. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s-1880s. SIZE: Approximately 2" in height and 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910 Manchester, New Hampshire Fire Department badge numbered 076. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: 2-5/16" height and 1-11/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted lettering. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 fire department badge from Melrose, Massachusetts. It is shaped like a cross and numbered 41 at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2-1/8" height and 2-3/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1890s badge from Kutztown, Pennsylvania Fire Company The badge is in a cross style. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: Approximately 1-13/16" square. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass, painted lettering...