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Badge, Fire

Object number2012.75.9 a-c

Manufacturer V.H. Blackinton and Company, Inc.

Date1980

OriginAttleboro Falls, MA

Mediumfabric metal cardboard leather paper ink metal paint

Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns

DescriptionGold fire badge with certification card and blue case.Dimensions1.687 x 0.125 x 1.687 in. (4.3 x 0.3 x 4.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
The top arm has "RETIRED" engraved and painted black, the bottom arm has "PFF LOCAL 1" engraved and painted black.

The border of the central circle has "PITTSBURGH FIRE DEPARTMENT / PITTSBURGH, PA" engraved and painted black.

(b)
"This is to Certify / Michael F. Kelly / is a retired member of / LOCAL NO. 1 / CITY PITTSBURGH / International Association of Fire Fighters / AFFILIATED WITH THE AFL-CIO & CLC / Bernard R Burns / James H. Klier / PRESIDENT / SECRETARY-TREASURER / DATE RETIRED April 15, 1980" "PRINTED IN U.S.A"

In upper left corner of the card, half in the inset rectangle, is the crest for the International Association of Firefighters; in crest- "I" "A" "F" "AFL-CIO / CLC" "F" "ORGANIZED / 1918 / 28 / FEB".
Marks(b)
Along bottom left side of the brown rectangle is printed in black "PRINTED IN U.S.A"

c)
The inside of the top of the case has "by Blackinton" printed in cursive in blue ink, followed by "ATTLEBORO FALLS, MASS." not in cursive.
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.

Related person Michael F. Kelly

Previous owner Bernard A. Burns

Related institution Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local No. 1 (founded 1903)

Related institution Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire

Related institution International Association of Fire Fighters (founded 1918)

Related person James H. Klier

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