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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Firefighter's Parade Belt
Object ID
1924.008.1
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Firefighter's Parade Belt
Description
2.325in wide white leather belt edges bound in dark green leather with scalloped edges on the front. enter cut out portion reveals a red background with raised white letters "HUMANE" 2.625in wide movable slide also bound in green edges with red cut out background with raised "6" in white. Belt with holes is missing. Belt on the opposite end has a small buckle.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0163
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Belt
Oither Names
Parade Belt
Length (in)
40.5
Width (in)
2.325
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2015-11-18
Condition Notes
part of belt attachment is missing.
Object ID
1924.008.1
Credit
Gift of Captain Richard Lapham
Accession Number
1924.008
Images
Less detail
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Shiffler Fire Company Belt
Object ID
1924.008.12
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Shiffler Fire Company Belt
Description
Firefighter's belt from the Shiffler Fire Company. 2.5in wide leather belt painted dark red, edges bound in green leather with a scalloped edge on the front. Center cut out portion reveals a green background with raised metal letters: "SHIFFLER." A silver colored metal buckle (3in) displays in relief fire fighting equipment. A sheild in the center contains a #7. The bent edge on the back of the shield hookos over a link at the pposite end of the belt. Belt size is adjusted by moving hooks (attached at both ends of belt) to various holes in the belt.
Note: A card, found loose in the box near this belt reads: "Shiffler Fire Co., No 7, Leather Belt. Presented by Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, Bausman, PA."
Year Range From
1854
Year Range To
1886
Collector
Elizabeth Morrison
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0163
People
Morrison, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Belt
Length (in)
38
Width (in)
2.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1924.008.12
Notes
A card, found loose in the box near this belt, reads: "Shiffler Fire Co., No 7, Leather Belt. Presented by Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, Bausman, PA." No more information in known. 11/18/2015 VAP
Credit
Gift of Captain Richard Lapham
Accession Number
1924.008
Images
Less detail