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Title |
29th Annual Convention of Fire Chiefs Badge, 1922 |
Object Name |
Badge, Identification |
Description |
Fire Fighting Convention Badge, 1922. Two part bronze cast badge connected by a blue ribbon. On the top piece there is slot for a name tag, on that piece there is a rising sun flanked by a howling wolf on each side. On the main badge the San Francisco City Hall is featured as the center piece with writing wrapping all around. Badge is from the 29th annual Convention of Fire Chiefs in San Francisco in 1922. Name on the badge is B.S. Gibson. |
Date |
1922 |
Catalog Number |
1977.079 |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Creator |
Samuel's Co. Jewellers S.F. |
Role |
Jeweler |
Inscription Text |
"SAN FRANCISCO / 1922" (embossed onto the top piece that holds the needle back); "B.S. Gibson." (handwritten on a piece of paper to serve as a name tag); "29th ANNUAL / CONVENTION / PACIFIC COAST / ASS'N / OF / FIRE / CHIEFS" (embossed on the main badge); "Samuels Co. / JEWELERS / S.F." (engraved on the back side of the main badge) |
Dimensions |
H-5 W-2 inches |
Search Terms |
Badges Fire Departments Firefighters Medals |
Subjects |
Badges Fire Department Fire fighters Fire fighting |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mrs. Alfreda Beebe |