VINTAGE FDNY WAR YEAR LIDS

[mack]

Boston lids:

   

   

   

   

   

   
          (suicide jumper rescue)

   

 

[mack]

Boston Chiefs lids:

   
          (5th alarm)

   

   

   
          (BFD Commissioner)

 

[mack]

Boston winter lids:

   

   

   

   

   

 

[JohnnyGage]

Few more "Bah-sten fer ya"







And frontpieces:

 

[JohnnyGage]

This is a Boston Chiefs Helmet with eagle finial from a Marine Division and from my private fire memorabilia collection. I bought it back late 70's from a vendor for $60. Due to downsizing a few years ago, I contacted the Boston Fire Museum. They told me the helmet was from a Chief who later died (possibly line of duty). I shipped it back home to the Museum where it belongs along with my condolences.

 

[mikeindabronx]

https://postimg.cc/gx86P1yV

I thought they were a "Soft Rock Duo"

 

[mack]

https://postimg.cc/gx86P1yV

I thought they were a "Soft Rock Duo"

https://bostonfirehistory.org/apparatus-2/apparatus/other-fire-co-s/air-supply-unit/

   

 

[68jk09]

299..... https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CA...470983?hash=item5b599cc807:g:t7gAAOSwUxJdMIUA

 

[JohnnyGage]

^^^^^Good catch JK, pretty cool chapeau!...

 

[JohnnyGage]

Some Baltimore lids:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Check out this old relic...

 

[JohnnyGage]

Vintage "smoke helmet":

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here is a trio of unique lids you don't see everyday...

 

[JohnnyGage]

I guess you could say this trooper was assigned to a "Ldder Truck":

 

[JohnnyGage]

Lotsa bends going on with this chapeau...

 

[JohnnyGage]

WWII metal FDNY Property fire helmet:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Few smoke jumper lids:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Poor planning lids:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Who is QMC?

 

[Disp51]

Quite possibly an old US Army Quartermaster Corps issued helmet.

The third paragraph of the attached webpage covers the QMC history as to Army firefighting units prior to WWII.

http://www.dodfire.com/history/History.htm