VINTAGE FDNY WAR YEAR LIDS

[JohnnyGage]

An 1830 High Eagle ....  https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Fire-Department-Leather-Fire-Helmet-1830/312628899519?hash=item48ca226ebf:g:hnAAAOSw-Nhc5rW1

Actually the finial is a Lion instead of the usual eagle. (If this is the helmet you are referring to above on e-bay)

 

[68jk09]

You are correct...i did not even notice that ...i was just surprised that he wanted to clean it & paint it a different color ?

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here is another Lion finial...something Capt JB and E23 members could have on their lids...



And what R2 guy wouldn' t want a Bulldog...



The Canal Street Dragon fighters could fight the dragons with a dragon finial...



And the Phoenix would rise on top of Ladder 5's lid...

 

[JohnnyGage]

Couple of BRONX BEND sightings!

 

[JohnnyGage]

Brooklyn FD ( Brklyn meant "Broken Land" in Dutch. Anyway, some Broken-land fire innuendos:




This was a volunteer company in Manhattan...Civil War Era


Look closely, "BROOKLYN" on top panel

 

[JohnnyGage]

Who wants to guess?

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Water Tower?

 

[JohnnyGage]

Time for a break in this thread and some tasty morsels for Mr. Willy, sorry that they may not be hamburger flavored...

 

[JohnnyGage]

Water Tower?

Yes, you are correct!...that did not take long! Served midtown Manhattan,  Organized in 1891, disbanded 1957.

 

[JohnnyGage]

Vintage helmet with a ladder in front of frontpiece, very unusual.

 

[JohnnyGage]

Couple of vintage helmets

 

[JohnnyGage]

Vintage Eagle styled helmet...missing some parts



Original 8 comb leather helmet, called "New Yorker" and adopted by FDNY

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here are a few more San Francisco lids and an interesting front piece.

 

[JohnnyGage]

And what Man Cave would be without a nine piece canvas helmet mural wall hanging and a couple of lid lamps!

 

[mack]

Fire helmets go to the NFL:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Thanks JK...Apparently E 56 was disbanded then E 74 moved into their old quarters. Dr. Archer was assigned to E 56 and responded for medical requests.... Maybe more to this story?

 

[68jk09]

^^^^ There was a "smoke & mirrors" issue with this FH...after ENG*56 was disbanded SQ*6 was quartered  in the FH.....when SQ*6 was disbanded ENG*74 was moved from being quartered with LAD*25 & remained there so the Community would not feel they lost a Unit ..."however they did"....to this day one less Unit in the area.... this was more "modern day" events ....Dr. Archer with the Ambulance started there around 1946 i believe.   

 

[JohnnyGage]

Chicago Fire Dept Vintage Helmets:








Newer lids:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Yonkers lid, largest career FD in Westchester County, NY

 

[JohnnyGage]

Couple of Vintage Jersey lids: