Description: Used by Herman Savage and Wilfred Bunker. Two oval metal helmets painted red; adjustable webbed fabric supports with metal rivets inside; raised staples on interior of brim with fabric chin strips in place. Helmets used by GCI volunteer fire department ca. 1948 when the fire department was formed. Helmet (A): Red outside, white inside; "C.I.V.D." painted in white on exterior; handwritten inside the rim "H. Savage" (Herman Savage). Savage was a teenage volunteer fire department member. Helmet (B):Red outside, red inside; "W.A.B." painted in yellow on exterior; no initials inside. Wilfred Allison Bunker would have been in his late 20s in 1948. These may have been WWII helmets adapted for use by the fire department. Badly rusted and paint flaking and peeling. (See also 2014.278.2020 CIVD documents from 1950-1960s.) (See also photo of firefighters taken ca. January 1951-1953 with identifications, printed copy stored with item 2021 - box 49.) [show more]
Description: Clothing. Blue and gold Rooster Club ball cap and green Rooster Club tee shirt. The Rooster Club was the men's answer to the elite women's Cranberry Club. Members included Arvard Savage, Doc Haydock, Charlie Rice, and Victor [White]?. Club house was behind Haydock's house.
Description: Hats and tobacco brick. (A) One flat-topped, black, wool cap with braiding above the visor in poor condition -sometimes called a Greek fisherman's cap. Brand name inside is worn off but begins with G. Style may be 100 years old. Perhaps Lewis Stanley's captain's hat (brother of Carrie Richardson). (B) One oilskin, tan, rain hat in poor condition, size 7 and 1/4. (C) One long, flat tobacco brick (10.5" x 2.5" x .5"). "The rectangular block is tobacco, probably to scrape off into the bowl of a pipe." - Bruce Komusin's note Fall 2008. Donor stated items were "found in Carrie Richardson's house under the stairwell during renovation." (The Stanley-Richardson house is now the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation house.) Also,"the photo of Carrie?? [Richardson] and man with telephone standing by canon was given at same time. [Photo not present during 2013 review.] [show more]
Description: First bonnet worn by Edith Etta Salisbury, who was born May 10, 1869. She was the grandmother of Gail Reiber, and Edith's mother was Henrietta Somes. Cream cloth with net crown, decorated with cream ribbon, cloth flowers and bricabrac and tiny beading around the brim. Silk (?) ties. Brim and crown have been stiffened.
Description: Man's black top hat, covered in skin (unknown), and hat box. Black ribbon with bow. Good condition on outside, although some wear on brim and crown. Some breakage of frame inside. Worn by Hollis Hysom to parties, according to his daughter Gail Reiber. Marked "Broadway Store Hat, 911 Washington Street, Boston." Hat box from Peck & Peck.
Description: Black velvet and sequined wire clip head piece. Four sequined circular decorations on one side; one smaller sequined circular decoration on the opposite side. Three velvet covred wire pieces across the top of the head piece.
Description: 1950's brown wool hat. Trimmed with faille and net embellishment on front. Embellishment has faux pearls sewn in. Stamped label inside: Berkshire, Mohn Brothers Co, U.S.A., 100% wool
Description: Wool cap with metal insignia affixed to front. Small bill in damaged condition. Small silver buttons affixed to brim on each side, initialled "F.D.". Probably cap worn by member of fire department for dress occasions.
Description: Hat recently purchased on Cape Cod to go with the dress of donor's grandmother. Hat is about 13" in diameter; brim is lacy crown covered in black "leaves".