Fire Fighting & Rescue Gear, Groupings, etc.

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful 1950's San Francisco California Fire Department Full Dress Fireman's Belt Buckle. Not Maker Marked, But Has the Jewelers Union Mark associated with Irvine & Jachens of San Francisco. VINTAGE: 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a Great circa 1991 Forest Service Missoula Smokejumpers Serial Numbered Solid Brass Belt Buckle. VINTAGE: Circa 1991. SIZE: Approximately 2-7/16" in height x 3-3/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Solid Brass. ATTACHMENT: Loop,...

ARTIFACT: This is a Lovely Circa 1930 Hubley #2165 Cast Iron Toy Fire Ladder Truck. 15.5 oz VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: Approximately Fire Truck: 5-3/4" in width x 2-1/4" in height / Ladder: 3-13/16" in width x 3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vintage 1930's-1940's Fire Department New York City Call Box Key, Unfinished. VINTAGE: 1930's - 1940's. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4" in height x 1" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze. ATTACHMENT: N/A. MARKINGS: "F.D.N.Y...

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 circa 1940s fiberglass fire helmet bearing the letters PMFD (possibly for Point Mugu Fire Department). The original owner of this helmet served in the United States Navy during World War II, so the potential for this helmet to be from...

ARTIFACT: This is a great whimsical lamp made from a circa 1930s or 1940s red alarm box (it was converted in the 1970s). The burlap lamp shade has a great large applied cloth fire engine! This is in wonderful condition and still works. There is a switch...

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 circa 1900 fireman's parade belt hanging fixture in wonderful condition. The hanger shows a great image in relief of a fireman rescuing a small child, and is narrow and tall with a scalloped edge on either side of the fireman...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare Boxer Rebellion era fire pass for the Shanghai Fire Brigade, and possibly the only one extant. The Boxer Rebellion afflicted China from 1898 through 1901, ushering in atrocities and acts of aggression perpetrated by...

ARTIFACT: This is a presentation grade fire axe from the nineteenth century. The handle is oaken, with a number 2 at the neck and a brass cap at its other end. VINTAGE: Circa nineteenth century. SIZE: Approximately 10" in width (at blade) and 35" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1930s fireman's dress visor hat from the Plymouth, Massachusetts Fire Department. The hat is a size 7-3/It bears a department badge and has a Wentworth Forman Co. Inc. of Boston maker's mark in the lining of the hat...