Fire Hat, "Blue Pointer"
date: label: date made
content: early 19th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This hat dates from before 1830 and is a good example of the versatility of designs and materials available to fire hat makers. Unlike the more commonly used leather, this hat is made of straw covered with cloth. Predating the era of combs or metal wiring this hat on a practical level did not offer very much protection against falling debris or water. Unfortunately because the gold design formerly printed on this hat has been lost to time it is impossible to determine which company it belonged to.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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: 2005.0233.0180
label: accession number
content: 2005.0233
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0233.0180
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, fire
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: straw (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 16 in x 14 in; 19.05 cm x 40.64 cm x 35.56 cm