Wonderful 1890's Col. Sise Steam Fire Engine No. 2 Memorial Parade Ribbon

Wonderful 1890's Col. Sise, Steam Fire Engine No. 2 Portsmouth Fire Department Memorial parade ribbon. The pinback features an ornate tin edged, copper frame that reads: "IN MEMORIAM.", "PAT. W&H CO. NEWARK, N. J." from which a black silk ribbon is suspended that reads: "COL. SISE S. F. E. CO. NO. 2, PORTSMOUTH FIRE DEP'T. WE'LL TRY" and shows a firefighter in action, holding a hose with billows of smoke at his feet and the base of the ribbon features bullion tassel embellishments. The reverse of the ribbon reads: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, NJ" along the top near the pinback and the original cardstock label reads: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. RIBBON METAL AND CELLULOID BADGES, FLAGS & BANNERS. NEWARK, N. J."

Circa 1890's

Approximately 8-1/2" x 2-1/2"

Silk ribbon, celluloid, tin, paper, bullion

Horizontal safety style pin and horizontal pin with 'C' type catch for suspension ribbon.

"THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N. J." on pinback and top of silk ribbon, "WAVING FLAG, JUNE 14th, 1892; ENAMEL IVORY BADGE BAR PAT'D OCT. 18, 189MAR.7.1893 OTHER BADGE PATENTS, JUNE 11, 189JULY 19, 189AUGUST 2, 189MEDALLION PATENTED JUNE 12, 1894"

This is from a fire fighting and rescue collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay MBEX16 LAIEX4/16

7 (Very Fine): The parade ribbon shows moderate wear and some slight discoloration to pinback, original paper label intact, bullion shows handsome patina.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.