Fire Fighting & Rescue Insignia, Ribbons, etc.

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s fire parade ribbon for the North Beach, New York (now LaGuardia Airport) Fire Prevention Association. North Beach later became a Work Projects Administration project and was re-christened as the Glenn H. Curtiss Airport...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful early (1886) ribbon for the 9th Annual New Jersey State Fireman's Association Convention in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The purple ribbon has a great primitive horse drawn steamer graphic! The ribbon has a Newark, New Jersey...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's Baltimore Junior fire department celluloid promotional pin given out by the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper. The center of the pin features a fireman's helmet, ladder, hook, and axe and reads: "BALTIMORE JUNIOR FIRE DEPT. ORGANIZED...

ARTIFACT: This is a Prussian Fire Service medal for twenty-five years of service. The medal is oval and shows a helmet and two crossed axes. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1-11/16" height and 1-1/4" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: 1920's ??? 1930's Boston Fire Department Wire Division brass plaque #15The Wire Division of the BFD was tasked with maintaining the wired connections inside 'theaters, places of amusement, and public halls' and to maintain the operational...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful and heavy 14K gold New York State Fire Fighters Valor Medal by Dieges and Clust that was awarded in 1969 to Fireman James F. Jerge of Ladder Co. The center shows the initials "H&M" and surrounding it reads: "NEW YORK STATE HOTEL...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful old 1950's Greene County, New York Fireman's Association gold filled lapel pin. The center of the pin shows a green Maltese cross with crossed hooks behind a hydrant and a green ring surrounding reads: "GREENE COUNTY FIREMAN'S ASSN."...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s lapel pin for the Roosevelt, New York Exempt Firemen's Association, formed in 193The delicate pin is gold-filled enamel with a small diamond. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s member lapel pin for the Matawan, New Jersey First Aid Squad, which has been operational on a volunteer basis since 193The sun-shaped pin is enameled in white with a small gold cross at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a Portsmouth, New Hampshire Veteran Firemen's ribbon August 6, 193The badge shows the bust of a fireman flanked by firefighting equipment and the red and white ribbons below read PORTLAND VETS PORTSMOUTH, N.H. AUGUST 6, 1938...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s member lapel pin from the Fire Department of New York Holy Name Society. This pin was for the Brooklyn-Queens branch of the Catholic society within the Department. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an old Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania member lapel pin in 10 karat gold. VINTAGE: Circa 1900-1910. SIZE: About 1/2" in width by 11/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold with blue and white enamel...