Fire Helmet, "Ponce B."
date: label: date made
content: ca 1885
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: While many helmets in the CIGNA collection echo the Gratacap design with its projecting rearward brim, there are a few variations. This four-combed black and red leather hat may have English origins, as it is reminiscent of the Bobby style police helmet. The helmet has a shield that reads “PONCE/B”.
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: 2005.0233.0225
label: accession number
content: 2005.0233
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0233.0225
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, fire
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/4 in x 7 in; 31.115 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: shield: 4 3/4 in x 5 in; 12.065 cm x 12.7 cm