Firefighter Memorabilia

Collector: Don Vessey

Location: Private residence

Featured Items: Fire extinguishers including glass grenade fire extinguishers; unusual colored and shaped extinguishers worth as much as $1,000; brass and copper extinguishers; leather fire bucket; 1860s volunteer dress cap; 1890s fire helmet worth $750; firehouse gong; fire alarm box; hand -rank siren, reproduction speaking trumpet worth $75 to $100; cast-iron call box made by the Gamewell Co.; and a 1898 fire lantern worth $1,000.

Resources
Firefighting Collectibles
by Andrew Gurka
Little Brown & Company, 1999
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Guests
Don Vessey
Collector
5520 Nathan Ln., #4
Plymouth, MN 55442
4425 Jonquil Ln.
Phone: 612-559-8047
E-mail: vessey@comcast.net
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