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Jacket
- Material
- FABRIC-CANVAS; METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN;
- Description
- A heavy black canvas turnout gear jacket used by volunteer firemen and used only for fire fighting The collar is brown cordroy.It has four heavy metal clips down the front for doing it up. The name JERRY is printed across the front of the left hand side.The large red dot painted on the back was so …
- Title
- Fireman's jacket
- Category
- PERSONAL OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- CLOTHING, OUTERWEAR
- Place Used
- Town of Smithers and Smithers Airport
- Start Date
- 1951
- End Date
- 1989
- Description
- A heavy black canvas turnout gear jacket used by volunteer firemen and used only for fire fighting The collar is brown cordroy.It has four heavy metal clips down the front for doing it up. The name JERRY is printed across the front of the left hand side.The large red dot painted on the back was so they could easily be spotted in a fire. There is a rubber lining inbetween the inner lining and outer fabric of the jacket.
- Narrative
- This jacket was purchased in 1951 - cost in 1989 $350
- History Of Use
- Used by Smithers Volunteer Fire Department
- Material
- FABRIC-CANVAS; METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN;
- Inscriptions
- JERRY on left front and large red dot painted on back
- Length
- 100cm
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1989.44.2
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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