Fire Badge "Arrangement Committee Ramsey Fire Dept."

Description:

This ribbon belonged to a member of the arrangement committee for Ramsey, New Jersey’s Firemen’s Day in 1905. The ribbon has an upper pin behind a metal plaque holding a paper insert that reads “Arrangement Committee.” Hanging from the plaque is a ribbon in the style of an American flag with a circular pin bearing the image of a fireman wearing a fire helmet. A red ribbon also hangs from the plaque, bearing the text “FIREMEN’S/DAY/RAMSEY/FIRE DEPT/1905” in gold text.

Date Made: ca 1905

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement, Work

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Credit Line: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2005.0233.1398Accession Number: 2005.0233Catalog Number: 2005.0233.1398

Object Name: badge, fireman's

Physical Description: metal, ribbon (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in; 16.51 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-1529-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1382725

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