Badge

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Badge

Entry/Object ID

GHS 964

Description

Hard-leather shield shaped hat-badge from a fire hat. White leather with cut-out leather letters and numbers on dark blue and red background. Lettering reads, "FRANKLIN STEAM FIRE CO/ 6".

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

4-3/8 in

Depth

1-3/4 in

Material

Leather

Provenance

Notes

According to GHS True Accession Book, "Hat badge of Franklin Fire Co."