Fire Marshal's Helmet
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1870
- Description
Fire Marshal's helmet made of metal painted white. Helmet is a ribbed dome made of four sections joined by pointed metal strips, and with brim that widens and curves down at back. Brass eagle on top of helmet holding hard leather shield in beak, which has 'Fire Marshal Chicago Fire Dep. WHM' printed white letters on black background, surrounded by black embroidered flourishes.
- Creator
Cairns & Brothers (manufacturer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Headgear
Protective wear
Fire hats
Musham, William H
Chicago (Ill.). Fire Department
Great Fire (1871 : Chicago, Ill.)
Disasters
Firefighters
Fires (events) - Location
- New York (N.Y.)
Chicago (Ill.) - Type
- physical object
- Format
- Height: (9 in)Length: (13.5 in)Width: (11 in)LeatherMetal
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Cairns & Brothers (manufacturer). Fire Marshal's Helmet. circa 1870. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1874. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Cairns & Brothers (manufacturer), (circa 1870) Fire Marshal's Helmet. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1874
- MLA citation style
- Cairns & Brothers (manufacturer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1874>.