Hall of Flame
Museum of
Firefighting
Memorabilia
Over 1,000 pieces.
The category includes toys, fire related accessories such as liquor dispensers,
statues, mugs and glasses, lamps, banners, presentation frontispieces, and
similar objects.
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Left: This operating steamer was built by the firm
of Barrangers as a window display for a jewelry store. Barrangers built
hundreds of window displays which jewelry stores rented for a month or
two. Two Barrangers displays are fire related. The other,
which depicts an operating manual engine at a fire, is also on display in
Galery One. Visitors like to operate the models, which are driven by
small electric motors. |
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Left: This wooden statue of St. Florian was
probably used in a Roman Catholic Church in central Europe. St.
Florian, the patron saint of firefighters, is a popular saint in Poland,
Germany, Bohemia, and Austria. |
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Left: In 1888 this presentation frontispiece was
presented to the Veteran Firemen's Association of New London, Connecticut
by the Volunteer Firemen's Association of New York City. |
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