Fire Badge "Baldwin Hose 4"
date: label: date made
content: late 19th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This badge likely belonged to a member of Hose Company No. 4 located in Baldwin, New York. The badge takes the form of a twisted hose with nozzle in the shape of a figure 8, with a fire helmet at its start. The hose reads “BALDWIN HOSE 4” in raised letters. This badge was likely a decorative pin worn on a lapel.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
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content: Work
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content: Firefighting Collection
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content: Fire Badges
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0233.1375
label: accession number
content: 2005.0233
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0233.1375
objectType: label: Object Name
content: badge, fireman's
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nickel plated brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 2.8575 cm