Chicago Fire Department Retired Badge

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This badge belonged to my grandfather.

I am unsure exactly when he was a fireman, but have a photo of him in uniform and on the back it says, Candidate 1921.  Another pic shows him with other firemen and it's dated 1923.

I recall he left the department in the 1930s during the Depression, because he got tired of being given IOUs instead of real paychecks.  We have a pic of him as an iron worker dated 1931.  

So I am unsure how he was able to obtain a Retired badge, if he did not work there for 20 years or more.  But we're talking about Chicago.  We think he may have worked as a fireman for 10 years - certainly no more, likely 1921 to 1931.

On the back of the badge, his name is engraved, as well as Engine Co. 40, with the maker's mark (the hallmark) of The C.H. Hanson Co. Chicago.

He must have carried it in a wallet quite a bit, as it is worn down in places, though you can still read the city motto under the city seal - Urbs in Horto, meaning, City in a Garden.

Taken on: September 16, 2019

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