Fire fighter medallion

[Spadinator]

Found this medallion to day it says 8th annual tournament firemans' association July 1896. It was only about an inch down 1890 home.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on pulling a very cool find. That's 119 years old You don't see those every day.

 

[Spadinator]

It's from Illinois. It would interesting to find out how it ended up in a farming community in northern Utah

 

[Brian C.]

This hobby is a fantastic way to learn history, the items of quality they made so many years ago, nice find.

 

[Nepa-Will]

Very cool find! One for the display case

 

[villagenut]

So cool...if I were a fireman, I would be wearing that one. Very nice to see

 

[qaela4]

Awesome piece of firefighter history, congrats!

 

[diggingthe1]

That's cool! I love the medallions from this time period!!There should be some buttons around!

 

[cambria09]

Hello Spadinator. That is a very nice find. It's always good when you pull something like that...gonna go back for more? HH C9

 

[Subterranean]

Very cool, congrats on the the piece of Victorian era firefighter history. Sub

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool find. sure seems like someone here found one like it a short while back