Fire Helmet, "Ponce B."
Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- While many helmets in the CIGNA collection echo the Gratacap design with its projecting rearward brim, there are a few variations. This four-combed black and red leather hat may have English origins, as it is reminiscent of the Bobby style police helmet. The helmet has a shield that reads “PONCE/B”.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
- ca 1885
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0225
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0225
- Object Name
- helmet, fire
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/4 in x 7 in; 31.115 cm x 17.78 cm
- shield: 4 3/4 in x 5 in; 12.065 cm x 12.7 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1335197
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5bae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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