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1920.11-17
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Badge: Westchester exempt Firemen's Ass'n 1901

Badge: Westchester exempt Firemen's Ass'n 1901
Object name 
Badge: Westchester exempt Firemen's Ass'n 1901
Date 
1901
Medium 
Metal, silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 19 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description 
Purple silk ribbon suspended from brass pin; in center of ribbon is white metal badge inscribed with: "W.E.F.A."; ribbon printed in gold ink: "WESTCHESTER EXEMPT/FIREMENS ASSN"/1901"
Credit Line 
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Object Number 
INV.10582
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.