Name/Title
Helmet, Firefighter'sEntry/Object ID
2021.15Description
Leather helmet, painted black, with rolled metal edges, longer in back. Rounded leather badge on front. Top brass finial of lion. Badge has letters and number "36" painted yellow on red background. Illegible stamp on top interior of helmet. Belonged to Germantowner Andrew White, who served with the Germantown Hose Company until it was disbanded as a result of the creation of the Philadelphia Fire Department in 1871.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
On front" "GERMANTOWN HOSE 36" and "AW"Dimensions
Height
9 inWidth
10 inLength
14-1/2 in
