Badge

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Badge

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.1

Description

Metal fire department badge. The gold colored metal badge (a) is a rampant eagle on the top of the shield with swirling decorations on the top and bottom of the shield. A flat circular band with two diamonds containing a simple cross of equal length arms in the center is on either side of the shield. Three overlapping bugles are in the center of the shield on a raised rippled background and encircled by a rope-like border. The words “MONTPELIER / FIRE DEPT.” debossed into the flat circular band. The two collar buttons (b-c) are gold colored circular metal pieces with a rope-like border and three overlapping bugles. The hat badge (d) is a circular metal gold colored piece with a solid border and three overlapping bugles. The cardboard box (e) is rectangular with an aged piece of paper that reads “FROM: / M. MacInnes / Fire Dept. / Montpelier Vt.” on the upper left edge and “For: / A. R. Bruce / 25 Fairview Avenue / Lebanon, N. H.” in the bottom center, all in black print.

Context

Worn by Archie Ray Bruce as a firefighter in Montpelier, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2022.16

Source or Donor

Bousquet, Stephen, Laverdure, Darlene Bruce, Bruce, James, Bousquet, Richard

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Badge, Fire

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

2-1/8 in