Fire Fighting & Rescue Insignia, Ribbons, etc.

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare 1980's - 1990's Forest Service Small Jumper School Graduate Lapel Wing.  VINTAGE: 1980s -1990s. SIZE: Approximately 3/8" in height x 7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver Plated Brass with green enameling for...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1927 White Plains New York Fire Department 20th Anniversary Lapel Pin for Chatterton Engine Company No 5. VINTAGE: 1927 SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height x 13/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass, enamel...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1860's-70's Hand Fire Engine (Hand Tub) CHAMPION Name Plate from West Swanzey NH.According to the Handtub Database at Handtub Junction, USA (www.handtubs.com), The Hand Tub CHAMPION x000D started life in 1853 as the Hand Fire Engine...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II United States Fort Dix Fire Department patch. Fort Dix is in New Jersey, and served a training center before, during and after World War II. The patch is round in blue twill and shows a golden castle at its center...

ARTIFACT: This is a great fire mark from the Home Insurance Company of New Haven, Connecticut. The oval mark is in cast iron and shows a fireman pointing the way to the endangered property. Fire marks were purchased from fire fighting companies by...

ARTIFACT: This is a 100th anniversary tray for Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Concord, Massachusetts by Whitehead and Hoag. The tray is shallow with a wide lip and shows a minuteman in relief at the center with his dog. VINTAGE: Circa 1926...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Company 75th anniversary paperweight. The paperweight is diamond-shaped with four half-sphere casters on the bottom and shows a Roman matron at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 2-3/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa 1900 Moorestown, New Jersey Hose Co. No. 1 parade ribbon made by Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. There is a celluloid medallion hanging from an American flag ribbon, and the back of the ribbon has a nice...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1910s lapel pin for the 5th Ward, Boro of Queens (New York) Exempt Firemen's Association. The pin is by Dieges & Clust and is gold-filled with blue enamel. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 3/4" by 3/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice old circa 1950s Malden, Massachusetts Fire Department Assistant Chief helmet plate. Malden is a suburb of the Commonwealth's capital city, Boston. The plate is in hand-painted leather, in vibrant gold and red. It is maker marked...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful gold-filled and enameled lapel pin from the Box 52 Association of Boston, Massachusetts, a group of fire and safety enthusiasts. The badge is house-shaped and shows a hand grasping bolts of lightning or electricity in the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company five years of service pin in 10 karat gold by Balfour. Gamewell was started in 1879 and the pin shows the company's logo: a fist holding lightning bolts. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...