Jacket
Object number2012.75.79
Retailer
Kaufmann's Department Store
(1871 - 2005)
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediumsatin; metal; wool
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionFirefighter's uniform dress jacket. Double-breasted navy blue jacket with peaked lapel and two rows of silver buttons and two flap pockets.Dimensions43.5 x 29.5 in. (110.5 x 74.9 cm)InscriptionsFront buttons have "FIRE / PITTSBURGH / BUREAU" engraved on them.
There are also three small silver buttons at each cuff and each have a crest with "PFB" engraved in the middle.
MarksA dark green label is attached to the pocket on the proper right side and has "KAUFMANN'S / FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH" embroidered in gold thread.
The proper left arm has "4FI 317 M / 2IE 317 B / 2FV 317 C" printed in black.
The proper right arm has "3ZE K70 H / 3ZE 418 H" stamped in black.
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
Related institution
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
Related institution
Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local No. 1
(founded 1903)
On View
Not on view
1941-1953
