fire helmet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV014.31.2
- Description
- Captain fire helmet from the Burnaby Fire Department. The helmet is red with yellow reflective strips around the the base. Also in reflective material is "CAPTAIN" printed in an arch on both sides. At the front of the helmet there is a patch of velcro that holds a reflective patch "B.F.D / E I". At the back of the helmet is "158". The helmet has a plexiglass visor at the front that is hinged to go up and down. Inside the helmet there is a piece of heavy fabric that would drape down the back of the neck. The helmet was made by Bullard and is a Firedome Model FX/FXA and PX/ PXA.
- Object History
- This equipment was used by Mr. Whitehurst during his career with the Burnaby Fire Department beginning in the mid 1970's to his recent retirement. He was Lieutenant, a Captain and an Assistant Fire Chief.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing - - Headwear
- Object Term
- Helmet
- Maker
- Bullard
- Subjects
- Clothing - Headwear
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Public Services
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handcuffs
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.5.47
- Description
- Burnaby Municipal Police issue handcuffs. The cuffs are secured by three links of chain. There is no key.
- Object History
- These handcuffs were used by Constable George Jeffery. George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery than worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
- Subjects
- Public Services
- Public Services - Policing
- Regulative and Protective Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Jeffery, George
- Burnaby Municipal Police
- Oakalla Prison Farm
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hat badge
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.25.70
- Description
- Hat badge worn at the front peak of service cap. Made of bronze-coloured metal. Buffalo head emblem of the force is centre of badge with "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" around it. "MAINTIENS LE DROIT" is in the ribbon at the bottom of the badge. Two posts with loops are soldered to the reverse. A cotter pin passes through the loops and secures the badge to the hat. Note that "CANADA" doesn't appear below crown as it does on badges BV001.25.68 and .69.
- Marks/Labels
- "Royal Canadian Mounted Police"
"MAINTIENS LE DROIT"
- Subjects
- Public Services
- Public Services - Policing
- Personal Symbols
- Personal Symbols - Badges
- Names
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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