Fireman's Presentation Trumpet
date: label: date made
content: c. 1852
name: label: maker
content: Conrad Bard & Son
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Silver fireman's presentation trumpet engraved, "Presented to the Good Will Engine Co. By the Colored women of Phila.a as a token of their appreciation of their manly, heroic, and philanthropic efforts displayed upon various trying occasions in defence of the persons, rights and property of their oppressed fellow citizens." Marked "C. BARD & SON". Conical body, embossed and chased with floral spray designs, hexagonal, flared mouth. Engraved with a presentation and two semi-circular devices to attach cord for suspending the trumpet.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
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content: Giving in America
label: Exhibition
content: 2W Gateway
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0104.01
label: accession number
content: 2006.0104
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0104.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trumpet, speaking
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 8 1/4 in; 55.88 cm x 20.955 cm