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Flag fire brigade Wiescherhöfen

Lost Art-ID
601778
Artist / Creator
Unknown
Title
Flag fire brigade Wiescherhöfen
Dating
1928 (um)
Object type
Consumer / interior textiles
Group of reported objects
Crafts and other folk arts
Material / Technique
Fabric (Velvet) / embroidered
Measures
approx. 120 x 120 cm
Weight
15000.00 g
Description

Front: Contemporary firefighter fighting a fire. Text: "Freiwillige Feuerwehr Wiescherhöfen 1909". Verso: Fireman's helmet with crossed axes, hose and rope. Text: "Gott zur Ehr dem Nächsten zur Wehr"

Provenance
The flag was stored in the fire station of the Wiescherhöfen fire brigade (today a district of the city of Hamm). On April 22, 1944, the trace of the flag was lost when a bombing raid destroyed the building. [...]. Hall of Flame Fire Museum, Phoenix, Arizona USA; 8 October 2024 recovery for the Wiescherhöfen Volunteer Fire Department.
Status
amicable settlement
Literature / Source

Externer Link

Published since
Contact
Förderverein der Feuerwehr Wiescherhöfen
Phone
+ 49 (0) 2381 406542
E-Mail
wiescherhoefen@feuerwehr-hamm.de
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