Fire Hat, "So. Danvers"
date: label: date made
content: ca 1820
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The leather fire hat was made by an unknown maker during the early 19th century. This helmet predates the use of combs or metal wiring for strength, as evidenced by the collapsed crown. The brim of the hat features embossed scroll work, and the embossed text “So. DANVERS” that is painted in faded gold. A nail hole on the rear edge of the brim allowed the hat to be hung.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
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: 2005.0233.0181
label: accession number
content: 2005.0233
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0233.0181
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, fire
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 18 in; 6.35 cm x 45.72 cm