Badge, Membership
Object number2010.74.12
Date1958
MediumMetal, plastic, silk
Credit LineTransfer from McKeesport Heritage Center
DescriptionFiremen's Convention badge. Rectangular plastic pin connected to a red ribbon with a cross-shaped plastic medal attached. Stamped in gold on the ribbon is event and organizational information. On medal is an image of a man wearing a fireman's helmet with fire company name across the top.Dimensions1.937 x 4.187 in. (4.9 x 10.6 cm)InscriptionsStamped in gold on the ribbon "DELEGATE / 44TH ALLEGHENY COUNTY / VOL. FIREMEN'S CONVENTION / GLENDALE HOSE CO. NO. 1 / GLENDALE. PA / JUNE 22-29 / 1958".
On medal is an image of a man wearing a fireman's helmet with "1 / VFD" across the top.
Historical NotesPart of a collection transferred from the McKeesport Heritage Center that documents Pittsburgh Volunteer Firefighting from the 1910s through the 1950s (majority c. 1925).
Related institution
Glendale Hose Company Number 1
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