11/30/21 Firefighter & Rescue Memorabilia Auction
Listing ID#: 1351509

Auction Location

Geneva, NY 14456
Auction Dates and TimesSALE IS COMPLETED
Bidding Starts: Wednesday Nov 3
Bidding Ends: Tuesday Nov 30
Auction Type
 Online Auction  VIEW ONLINE CATALOG
Company Information
Hessney Auction Co. LTD

Contact: Joseph D. Hessney
Phone: 315-789-9349
Email: hessney@email.com
Website: www.hessney.com

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Listing Terms and Conditions
Please make sure you have read the terms of this sale before bidding: Acceptance of Terms: Buyers registering for and placing bids online agree to the following Terms of Sale. Before you place your first bid, YOU MUST accept the Terms & Conditions to which you agree when you check the box to register, and place your first bid: * Bidding Ends: Tues. Nov. 30 See individual items for exact closing times. * Extended Bidding: This is a timed auction with a staggered closing. Starting at 12 noon, each item will close with 20 seconds between each lot. If a bid is placed within the last 3 minutes of the closing the item will automatically extend for an additional 2 minutes. Pick up: Wednesday Dec. 1, from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm at Hessney Auction Center, 2741 Rt. 14N, Geneva TO REQUEST SHIPPING: Reply to this email with your name and address so that we may verify. We ship primarily USPS Priority Mail. All shipping is done in-house with insurance and a $5-10 handling fee ** We do try our best to get all packages out in a timely manner, but with everything going on in the world right now, the USPS is experiencing delays. We are asking our customers to please allow an additional 2-4 business days (this does NOT include weekends or holidays) for shipping/tracking updates from us and USPS and for packages to be delivered. * ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS* Hessney Auction will tell you what we know about the merchandise. It is the buyer's responsibility to preview any items, or call with any further questions or to request additional photographs before placing a bid.** *Hessney Auction Co. provides ample opportunity for buyers to thoroughly inspect goods to be sold. All purchases should be made on the buyer's own recognizance. All persons bidding in absentee who have not physically inspected the goods prior to the sale are also subject to these terms. All lots are sold "As is". There are no warranties expressed or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Hessney Auction Co. and consigners make no guarantee or warranty as to the authenticity of the merchandise, the correctness of the catalog, nor shall any description (oral or written) of condition, size, quality, rarity, importance or provenance be deemed a guarantee. ALL SALES ARE FINAL- NO RETURNS - NO CHARGE BACKS We note all obvious problems, but there are no thorough condition reports. ** *Some items may be sold per piece. The bid price is multiplied by the number of items in the lot. This is shown on the catalog using the bid price x quantity. (EXAMPLE- "12.50 x 4" equals a total bid of $50.00.) *Payment Terms: All sales are strictly in U.S. Dollars. Mastercard, Visa, or Discover. - Wire transfers are available, Bank checks are accepted (must pay next business day after). There is a 13% buyer's premium on every purchase, regardless of payment * Sales are only to the card holder/ registered buyer * Shipments will only be sent to the cardholder's registered and verified address * NO CHARGEBACKS * Payment is due upon closing of the auction. Buyers Premium: All sales are subject to a 13% Buyer's Premium; reference to the buyer's premium is made in auction terms & conditions. advertisements, flyers and catalogs. Buyer's premium will be a stated percentage and must be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. * Bidding Increments * All jewelry items will start at $5.00 at the beginning of online bidding. Increments will follow different schedules depending on the auction. Hessney Auction Co. LTD reserves the right to lower the bid increment at any time if there are no bids on items when the auction is closing. Hessney Auction Co also reserves the right to change increments as an auction is closing if there is no active bidding, just like a live auction in the gallery. * You agree to bidding terms with all terms and conditions when placing a bid. * When placing a maximum bid on an item you are agreeing to pay at any amount up to your maximum bid.
Listing Information
Selling at Online Public Absolute Auction, to the highest bidder! No reserves: Large collection of Firefighter collectibles: Incudes: * Vintage Firefighter Equipment * Vintage Local Ephemera * Holiday decor and assorted collectibles * LIVE in person Preview: Monday, Nov. 29, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. at Hessney Auction Center * Auction Ends: Tues. Nov. 30, starting at 4:00pm **** This is a staggered CLOSING. This means the auction will begin to close at 4:00 pm with 20 seconds between each lot. The closing time of each lot will be extended automatically an additional 2 minutes when there is active bidding. CLICK LIVE CATALOG to follow along. PAYMENT: We will run the Credit Card (Visa, MC or Discover) you register with after the completion of the auction. * Please allow at least 4 hours after the ENTIRE auction has ended to recieve an invoice. * All buyers will be charged 13% buyers premium regardless of payment type. and 7.5% NYS sales tax if you are a NY buyer. If you are tax exempt, you must send us a copy of your resale certificate PRIOR to the auction closing. PICK UP INFORMATION: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 9:30- 5:00 pm At Hessney Auction Center ** If you require shipping please respond to the email with your invoice asking for shipment with your NAME AND ADDRESS. * Shipments will be done in house and via UPS Store. Any fragile or items over 30 lbs will be brought to the UPS Store in Geneva. * Most in house shipping is done USPS flat rate boxes or priority mail. * Buyers will be chared the exact shipment costs plus $5-10 handling fee. ** All shipping costs are buyers responsibility. ANy shipment questions please send us an email at hessney@email.com

2
Vintage "Badger's" copper brass 2 1/2 Gallon
fire extinguisher ** If shipping is required, this item will be brought to the UPS Store for shipment **



5
12 1/2" Akron Playpipe with ladder hook,
Turbojet nozzle and adjustable gallonage









14
Akron 2.5 adjustable straight to fog stream with
variable gallonage settings of 120, 150, 200 and 250 gallons per minute


16
Lot, 2 booster nozzles: 1 twist on-off labeled
Pat. Appld For and 1 Akron open/close bail with 1 part of handle missing





21
Vintage Fire Department License Plate Topper,
back marked John O. Mooney Co. Rochester NY, 7 3/4" L






27
Framed Clayton Fire Department certificate,
dated April 1926, frame size 16" x 21"

28
Framed Glens Falls NY Insurance Company dated
1933, frame size 14 1/2" x 20 1/2"

29
Framed 1963 Albany NY Fire Department showing
officers and fire apparatus, frame size 15 1/2" x 12 1/2"

30
Framed picture of Smyrna FD Sanford pumper, Town
of Smyrna NY, frame size 18" x 22"

31
Framed 1885 Albany broadside "First Annual
Benefit of the Albany Fire Department, April 11, 1885" , frame size 15" x 12"












43
Lot, 4 Waterloo NY Volunteer Fire Department
plaques: 1-Capt., 1-Lieut., 2-Members, all are 6" Diam.

44
Lot, vintage Emergency Public Safety and Empire
State Rescue and First Aid Association member plaque

45
Lot, "Seagrave" script apparatus name plate,
12 1/2" L and Kovatch apparatus name plate, 10"



48
Lot, includes U.S. Air Force and Hornby Vol.
Fire Department license plate toppers, vintage Wolcott license plate topper and Hendrickson apparatus name plate

49
Antique bellows marked Dick, Son & Lewis used to
blow air through a hose into a smoke hood, wooden base is 17" L x 10" W and 13" H

50
Fire Department City of New York "The Bravest"
Commemorative Edition, 1865-2000

51
Lot, cast iron fire trucks,
large one is 11" L x 8 1/4" H, unmarked., small truck marked "JM 213", 5" L




54
Vintage Cohoes NY Civil Defense Rescue Squad 9
Cairns tin senator Letter E FD helmet


56
Lot, traditional helmets includes 1-yellow Cairns
1010 (made in 10/10/2000), 1-yellow Bullard no impact cap or liner and 1-black Cairns 1010

57
Lot, 4 helmets, 1-white 770 Cairns, 1-yellow
660C, 1-Bullard Model FH21200 and 1-Safeco Model 911



60
Vintage helmet with leather shield marked "QMC" -
-Quartermaster Marine Corps. black fiber helmet believed to be Cairns



63
Vintage Cairns black tin War Baby-style helmet
with chin strap marked CT. V.D.F., no latter in tag, possibly circa 1950's

64
Vintage Albany Fire Department wool dress cap
with badge "Department of Fire Albany, N.Y. 120"

65
Fairville NY Fire Department dress cap with
member badge, name inside is Benson Stewart, Lyons NY 1964, size 7 1/8"

66
Vintage "Captain 1 CFC" FD Cairno helmet, bottom
marked "Donated by Alan Sherman, Albany NY 7/14/1966", believed to be Colonie NY

67
Vintage "Oneida 3" Cains tin War baby style from
1960's, leather shield, Cairns, metal tag NJ letter A 1966







74
Fire Chief's uniform cap, inside identification
card marked Ken Shupp, Seneca Falls NY




78
Navy Blackout deck lantern by National Metal
Spinning Co., with burner, no globe




82
Lot, 23 Village of Van Etten Tioga County, NY
patches (new) and 7 assorted ribbons

83
Vintage helmet shield "NYS Hon Fire Chief Assoc
Hershfield" Circa 1950, back marked Cairns & Bro.


85
Vintage "Fire Coordinator Suffolk County" helmet
shield, back marked Cairns & Bro.

86
Lot, 2 Cairns helmet shields: 1-Traditional
"WHFD" marked Cairns & Bro. and 1- 660 "Rescue 1 HFD"

87
Vintage leather helmet shield "SLFD NY" from
Saranac Lake FD, back marked Cairns & Bro.





92
Lot, NYS Association of Fire Chief's car plaque
and license plate topper, NYS and International

93
Lot, 2 vintage Ranger Fire Extinguishers and 2
cans of ALFCO, (Foamite and Stabilizer)


95
Vintage Utica Fire Alarm Telephone Company,
Utica NY wooden phone converted to a rotary dial phone

96
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 10 pcs. dates range from 1897-1922

97
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 11 pcs. dates range from 1922-1933

98
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 12 pcs. dates range from 1936-1940

99
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 10 pcs. dates range from 1946-1952

100
Lot, vintage ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 15 pcs. dates range from 1953-1959



103
Lot, assorted chrome plated Gamewell code wheels:
9- 2 digit, 8-3 digit in the 100's and 300's, 9- 3 digit in the 400, 500 and 700's, 8- 4 digit in the 1000 and 1200, 8- 4 digit in 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7200's, 5 bags total

104
Lot, assorted alarm box plates and 15-Gamewell
alarm box matched sets of plates and code wheels

105
"Proceedings 62nd Annual Convention Firemen's
Association of the State of New York" held at Geneva NY August 21-24, 1934

106
Lot, 2 replica Ahrens-Fox bulletins and
1-American Fire Engine Company book

107
Lot, 2 Centennial books: International
Association of Fire Chiefs and FASNY



110






116
Lot of paperwork for the Former Sanford Fire
apparatus Co. of East Syracuse.





















137
Lot of assorted misc. (fire chiefs cheese b
boards,insurance PCs. And Fire stickers




141
Lot: National Fallen Firefighters Memorial plate
and Limited Edition Firefighters - American Hero's plate





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Hessney Auction Co. LTD

Hessney Auction Co. LTD


Contact: Joseph D. Hessney
Phone: 315-789-9349
Sale Location
2741 State Rt 14N
Geneva, NY 14456
Sale Dates and Times
Sale Terms and Conditions
Please make sure you have read the terms of this sale before bidding: Acceptance of Terms: Buyers registering for and placing bids online agree to the following Terms of Sale. Before you place your first bid, YOU MUST accept the Terms & Conditions to which you agree when you check the box to register, and place your first bid: * Bidding Ends: Tues. Nov. 30 See individual items for exact closing times. * Extended Bidding: This is a timed auction with a staggered closing. Starting at 12 noon, each item will close with 20 seconds between each lot. If a bid is placed within the last 3 minutes of the closing the item will automatically extend for an additional 2 minutes. Pick up: Wednesday Dec. 1, from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm at Hessney Auction Center, 2741 Rt. 14N, Geneva TO REQUEST SHIPPING: Reply to this email with your name and address so that we may verify. We ship primarily USPS Priority Mail. All shipping is done in-house with insurance and a $5-10 handling fee ** We do try our best to get all packages out in a timely manner, but with everything going on in the world right now, the USPS is experiencing delays. We are asking our customers to please allow an additional 2-4 business days (this does NOT include weekends or holidays) for shipping/tracking updates from us and USPS and for packages to be delivered. * ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS* Hessney Auction will tell you what we know about the merchandise. It is the buyer's responsibility to preview any items, or call with any further questions or to request additional photographs before placing a bid.** *Hessney Auction Co. provides ample opportunity for buyers to thoroughly inspect goods to be sold. All purchases should be made on the buyer's own recognizance. All persons bidding in absentee who have not physically inspected the goods prior to the sale are also subject to these terms. All lots are sold "As is". There are no warranties expressed or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Hessney Auction Co. and consigners make no guarantee or warranty as to the authenticity of the merchandise, the correctness of the catalog, nor shall any description (oral or written) of condition, size, quality, rarity, importance or provenance be deemed a guarantee. ALL SALES ARE FINAL- NO RETURNS - NO CHARGE BACKS We note all obvious problems, but there are no thorough condition reports. ** *Some items may be sold per piece. The bid price is multiplied by the number of items in the lot. This is shown on the catalog using the bid price x quantity. (EXAMPLE- "12.50 x 4" equals a total bid of $50.00.) *Payment Terms: All sales are strictly in U.S. Dollars. Mastercard, Visa, or Discover. - Wire transfers are available, Bank checks are accepted (must pay next business day after). There is a 13% buyer's premium on every purchase, regardless of payment * Sales are only to the card holder/ registered buyer * Shipments will only be sent to the cardholder's registered and verified address * NO CHARGEBACKS * Payment is due upon closing of the auction. Buyers Premium: All sales are subject to a 13% Buyer's Premium; reference to the buyer's premium is made in auction terms & conditions. advertisements, flyers and catalogs. Buyer's premium will be a stated percentage and must be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. * Bidding Increments * All jewelry items will start at $5.00 at the beginning of online bidding. Increments will follow different schedules depending on the auction. Hessney Auction Co. LTD reserves the right to lower the bid increment at any time if there are no bids on items when the auction is closing. Hessney Auction Co also reserves the right to change increments as an auction is closing if there is no active bidding, just like a live auction in the gallery. * You agree to bidding terms with all terms and conditions when placing a bid. * When placing a maximum bid on an item you are agreeing to pay at any amount up to your maximum bid.
Listing Details
Selling at Online Public Absolute Auction, to the highest bidder! No reserves: Large collection of Firefighter collectibles: Incudes: * Vintage Firefighter Equipment * Vintage Local Ephemera * Holiday decor and assorted collectibles * LIVE in person Preview: Monday, Nov. 29, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. at Hessney Auction Center * Auction Ends: Tues. Nov. 30, starting at 4:00pm **** This is a staggered CLOSING. This means the auction will begin to close at 4:00 pm with 20 seconds between each lot. The closing time of each lot will be extended automatically an additional 2 minutes when there is active bidding. CLICK LIVE CATALOG to follow along. PAYMENT: We will run the Credit Card (Visa, MC or Discover) you register with after the completion of the auction. * Please allow at least 4 hours after the ENTIRE auction has ended to recieve an invoice. * All buyers will be charged 13% buyers premium regardless of payment type. and 7.5% NYS sales tax if you are a NY buyer. If you are tax exempt, you must send us a copy of your resale certificate PRIOR to the auction closing. PICK UP INFORMATION: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 9:30- 5:00 pm At Hessney Auction Center ** If you require shipping please respond to the email with your invoice asking for shipment with your NAME AND ADDRESS. * Shipments will be done in house and via UPS Store. Any fragile or items over 30 lbs will be brought to the UPS Store in Geneva. * Most in house shipping is done USPS flat rate boxes or priority mail. * Buyers will be chared the exact shipment costs plus $5-10 handling fee. ** All shipping costs are buyers responsibility. ANy shipment questions please send us an email at hessney@email.com

2
Vintage "Badger's" copper brass 2 1/2 Gallon
fire extinguisher ** If shipping is required, this item will be brought to the UPS Store for shipment **



5
12 1/2" Akron Playpipe with ladder hook,
Turbojet nozzle and adjustable gallonage









14
Akron 2.5 adjustable straight to fog stream with
variable gallonage settings of 120, 150, 200 and 250 gallons per minute


16
Lot, 2 booster nozzles: 1 twist on-off labeled
Pat. Appld For and 1 Akron open/close bail with 1 part of handle missing





21
Vintage Fire Department License Plate Topper,
back marked John O. Mooney Co. Rochester NY, 7 3/4" L






27
Framed Clayton Fire Department certificate,
dated April 1926, frame size 16" x 21"

28
Framed Glens Falls NY Insurance Company dated
1933, frame size 14 1/2" x 20 1/2"

29
Framed 1963 Albany NY Fire Department showing
officers and fire apparatus, frame size 15 1/2" x 12 1/2"

30
Framed picture of Smyrna FD Sanford pumper, Town
of Smyrna NY, frame size 18" x 22"

31
Framed 1885 Albany broadside "First Annual
Benefit of the Albany Fire Department, April 11, 1885" , frame size 15" x 12"












43
Lot, 4 Waterloo NY Volunteer Fire Department
plaques: 1-Capt., 1-Lieut., 2-Members, all are 6" Diam.

44
Lot, vintage Emergency Public Safety and Empire
State Rescue and First Aid Association member plaque

45
Lot, "Seagrave" script apparatus name plate,
12 1/2" L and Kovatch apparatus name plate, 10"



48
Lot, includes U.S. Air Force and Hornby Vol.
Fire Department license plate toppers, vintage Wolcott license plate topper and Hendrickson apparatus name plate

49
Antique bellows marked Dick, Son & Lewis used to
blow air through a hose into a smoke hood, wooden base is 17" L x 10" W and 13" H

50
Fire Department City of New York "The Bravest"
Commemorative Edition, 1865-2000

51
Lot, cast iron fire trucks,
large one is 11" L x 8 1/4" H, unmarked., small truck marked "JM 213", 5" L




54
Vintage Cohoes NY Civil Defense Rescue Squad 9
Cairns tin senator Letter E FD helmet


56
Lot, traditional helmets includes 1-yellow Cairns
1010 (made in 10/10/2000), 1-yellow Bullard no impact cap or liner and 1-black Cairns 1010

57
Lot, 4 helmets, 1-white 770 Cairns, 1-yellow
660C, 1-Bullard Model FH21200 and 1-Safeco Model 911



60
Vintage helmet with leather shield marked "QMC" -
-Quartermaster Marine Corps. black fiber helmet believed to be Cairns



63
Vintage Cairns black tin War Baby-style helmet
with chin strap marked CT. V.D.F., no latter in tag, possibly circa 1950's

64
Vintage Albany Fire Department wool dress cap
with badge "Department of Fire Albany, N.Y. 120"

65
Fairville NY Fire Department dress cap with
member badge, name inside is Benson Stewart, Lyons NY 1964, size 7 1/8"

66
Vintage "Captain 1 CFC" FD Cairno helmet, bottom
marked "Donated by Alan Sherman, Albany NY 7/14/1966", believed to be Colonie NY

67
Vintage "Oneida 3" Cains tin War baby style from
1960's, leather shield, Cairns, metal tag NJ letter A 1966







74
Fire Chief's uniform cap, inside identification
card marked Ken Shupp, Seneca Falls NY




78
Navy Blackout deck lantern by National Metal
Spinning Co., with burner, no globe




82
Lot, 23 Village of Van Etten Tioga County, NY
patches (new) and 7 assorted ribbons

83
Vintage helmet shield "NYS Hon Fire Chief Assoc
Hershfield" Circa 1950, back marked Cairns & Bro.


85
Vintage "Fire Coordinator Suffolk County" helmet
shield, back marked Cairns & Bro.

86
Lot, 2 Cairns helmet shields: 1-Traditional
"WHFD" marked Cairns & Bro. and 1- 660 "Rescue 1 HFD"

87
Vintage leather helmet shield "SLFD NY" from
Saranac Lake FD, back marked Cairns & Bro.





92
Lot, NYS Association of Fire Chief's car plaque
and license plate topper, NYS and International

93
Lot, 2 vintage Ranger Fire Extinguishers and 2
cans of ALFCO, (Foamite and Stabilizer)


95
Vintage Utica Fire Alarm Telephone Company,
Utica NY wooden phone converted to a rotary dial phone

96
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 10 pcs. dates range from 1897-1922

97
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 11 pcs. dates range from 1922-1933

98
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 12 pcs. dates range from 1936-1940

99
Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 10 pcs. dates range from 1946-1952

100
Lot, vintage ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 15 pcs. dates range from 1953-1959



103
Lot, assorted chrome plated Gamewell code wheels:
9- 2 digit, 8-3 digit in the 100's and 300's, 9- 3 digit in the 400, 500 and 700's, 8- 4 digit in the 1000 and 1200, 8- 4 digit in 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7200's, 5 bags total

104
Lot, assorted alarm box plates and 15-Gamewell
alarm box matched sets of plates and code wheels

105
"Proceedings 62nd Annual Convention Firemen's
Association of the State of New York" held at Geneva NY August 21-24, 1934

106
Lot, 2 replica Ahrens-Fox bulletins and
1-American Fire Engine Company book

107
Lot, 2 Centennial books: International
Association of Fire Chiefs and FASNY



110






116
Lot of paperwork for the Former Sanford Fire
apparatus Co. of East Syracuse.





















137
Lot of assorted misc. (fire chiefs cheese b
boards,insurance PCs. And Fire stickers




141
Lot: National Fallen Firefighters Memorial plate
and Limited Edition Firefighters - American Hero's plate





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11/30/21 Firefighter & Rescue Memorabilia Auction
 Online Only Auction
Auction Date(s)
Bidding Starts: Wednesday Nov 3
Bidding Ends: Tuesday Nov 30
Auction Location

Geneva, NY 14456
Company
Hessney Auction Co. LTD

Contact: Joseph D. Hessney
Phone: 315-789-9349
Website: www.hessney.com

Listing Terms and Conditions
Please make sure you have read the terms of this sale before bidding: Acceptance of Terms: Buyers registering for and placing bids online agree to the following Terms of Sale. Before you place your first bid, YOU MUST accept the Terms & Conditions to which you agree when you check the box to register, and place your first bid: * Bidding Ends: Tues. Nov. 30 See individual items for exact closing times. * Extended Bidding: This is a timed auction with a staggered closing. Starting at 12 noon, each item will close with 20 seconds between each lot. If a bid is placed within the last 3 minutes of the closing the item will automatically extend for an additional 2 minutes. Pick up: Wednesday Dec. 1, from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm at Hessney Auction Center, 2741 Rt. 14N, Geneva TO REQUEST SHIPPING: Reply to this email with your name and address so that we may verify. We ship primarily USPS Priority Mail. All shipping is done in-house with insurance and a $5-10 handling fee ** We do try our best to get all packages out in a timely manner, but with everything going on in the world right now, the USPS is experiencing delays. We are asking our customers to please allow an additional 2-4 business days (this does NOT include weekends or holidays) for shipping/tracking updates from us and USPS and for packages to be delivered. * ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS* Hessney Auction will tell you what we know about the merchandise. It is the buyer's responsibility to preview any items, or call with any further questions or to request additional photographs before placing a bid.** *Hessney Auction Co. provides ample opportunity for buyers to thoroughly inspect goods to be sold. All purchases should be made on the buyer's own recognizance. All persons bidding in absentee who have not physically inspected the goods prior to the sale are also subject to these terms. All lots are sold "As is". There are no warranties expressed or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Hessney Auction Co. and consigners make no guarantee or warranty as to the authenticity of the merchandise, the correctness of the catalog, nor shall any description (oral or written) of condition, size, quality, rarity, importance or provenance be deemed a guarantee. ALL SALES ARE FINAL- NO RETURNS - NO CHARGE BACKS We note all obvious problems, but there are no thorough condition reports. ** *Some items may be sold per piece. The bid price is multiplied by the number of items in the lot. This is shown on the catalog using the bid price x quantity. (EXAMPLE- "12.50 x 4" equals a total bid of $50.00.) *Payment Terms: All sales are strictly in U.S. Dollars. Mastercard, Visa, or Discover. - Wire transfers are available, Bank checks are accepted (must pay next business day after). There is a 13% buyer's premium on every purchase, regardless of payment * Sales are only to the card holder/ registered buyer * Shipments will only be sent to the cardholder's registered and verified address * NO CHARGEBACKS * Payment is due upon closing of the auction. Buyers Premium: All sales are subject to a 13% Buyer's Premium; reference to the buyer's premium is made in auction terms & conditions. advertisements, flyers and catalogs. Buyer's premium will be a stated percentage and must be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. * Bidding Increments * All jewelry items will start at $5.00 at the beginning of online bidding. Increments will follow different schedules depending on the auction. Hessney Auction Co. LTD reserves the right to lower the bid increment at any time if there are no bids on items when the auction is closing. Hessney Auction Co also reserves the right to change increments as an auction is closing if there is no active bidding, just like a live auction in the gallery. * You agree to bidding terms with all terms and conditions when placing a bid. * When placing a maximum bid on an item you are agreeing to pay at any amount up to your maximum bid.
Selling at Online Public Absolute Auction, to the highest bidder! No reserves: Large collection of Firefighter collectibles: Incudes: * Vintage Firefighter Equipment * Vintage Local Ephemera * Holiday decor and assorted collectibles * LIVE in person Preview: Monday, Nov. 29, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. at Hessney Auction Center * Auction Ends: Tues. Nov. 30, starting at 4:00pm **** This is a staggered CLOSING. This means the auction will begin to close at 4:00 pm with 20 seconds between each lot. The closing time of each lot will be extended automatically an additional 2 minutes when there is active bidding. CLICK LIVE CATALOG to follow along. PAYMENT: We will run the Credit Card (Visa, MC or Discover) you register with after the completion of the auction. * Please allow at least 4 hours after the ENTIRE auction has ended to recieve an invoice. * All buyers will be charged 13% buyers premium regardless of payment type. and 7.5% NYS sales tax if you are a NY buyer. If you are tax exempt, you must send us a copy of your resale certificate PRIOR to the auction closing. PICK UP INFORMATION: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 9:30- 5:00 pm At Hessney Auction Center ** If you require shipping please respond to the email with your invoice asking for shipment with your NAME AND ADDRESS. * Shipments will be done in house and via UPS Store. Any fragile or items over 30 lbs will be brought to the UPS Store in Geneva. * Most in house shipping is done USPS flat rate boxes or priority mail. * Buyers will be chared the exact shipment costs plus $5-10 handling fee. ** All shipping costs are buyers responsibility. ANy shipment questions please send us an email at hessney@email.com

2
Vintage "Badger's" copper brass 2 1/2 Gallon
fire extinguisher ** If shipping is required, this item will be brought to the UPS Store for shipment **

3

4

5
12 1/2" Akron Playpipe with ladder hook,
Turbojet nozzle and adjustable gallonage

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14
Akron 2.5 adjustable straight to fog stream with
variable gallonage settings of 120, 150, 200 and 250 gallons per minute

15

16
Lot, 2 booster nozzles: 1 twist on-off labeled
Pat. Appld For and 1 Akron open/close bail with 1 part of handle missing

17

18

19

20

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Vintage Fire Department License Plate Topper,
back marked John O. Mooney Co. Rochester NY, 7 3/4" L

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Framed Clayton Fire Department certificate,
dated April 1926, frame size 16" x 21"

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Framed Glens Falls NY Insurance Company dated
1933, frame size 14 1/2" x 20 1/2"

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Framed 1963 Albany NY Fire Department showing
officers and fire apparatus, frame size 15 1/2" x 12 1/2"

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Framed picture of Smyrna FD Sanford pumper, Town
of Smyrna NY, frame size 18" x 22"

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Framed 1885 Albany broadside "First Annual
Benefit of the Albany Fire Department, April 11, 1885" , frame size 15" x 12"

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Lot, 4 Waterloo NY Volunteer Fire Department
plaques: 1-Capt., 1-Lieut., 2-Members, all are 6" Diam.

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Lot, vintage Emergency Public Safety and Empire
State Rescue and First Aid Association member plaque

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Lot, "Seagrave" script apparatus name plate,
12 1/2" L and Kovatch apparatus name plate, 10"

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Lot, includes U.S. Air Force and Hornby Vol.
Fire Department license plate toppers, vintage Wolcott license plate topper and Hendrickson apparatus name plate

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Antique bellows marked Dick, Son & Lewis used to
blow air through a hose into a smoke hood, wooden base is 17" L x 10" W and 13" H

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Fire Department City of New York "The Bravest"
Commemorative Edition, 1865-2000

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Lot, cast iron fire trucks,
large one is 11" L x 8 1/4" H, unmarked., small truck marked "JM 213", 5" L

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Vintage Cohoes NY Civil Defense Rescue Squad 9
Cairns tin senator Letter E FD helmet

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Lot, traditional helmets includes 1-yellow Cairns
1010 (made in 10/10/2000), 1-yellow Bullard no impact cap or liner and 1-black Cairns 1010

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Lot, 4 helmets, 1-white 770 Cairns, 1-yellow
660C, 1-Bullard Model FH21200 and 1-Safeco Model 911

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Vintage helmet with leather shield marked "QMC" -
-Quartermaster Marine Corps. black fiber helmet believed to be Cairns

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Vintage Cairns black tin War Baby-style helmet
with chin strap marked CT. V.D.F., no latter in tag, possibly circa 1950's

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Vintage Albany Fire Department wool dress cap
with badge "Department of Fire Albany, N.Y. 120"

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Fairville NY Fire Department dress cap with
member badge, name inside is Benson Stewart, Lyons NY 1964, size 7 1/8"

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Vintage "Captain 1 CFC" FD Cairno helmet, bottom
marked "Donated by Alan Sherman, Albany NY 7/14/1966", believed to be Colonie NY

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Vintage "Oneida 3" Cains tin War baby style from
1960's, leather shield, Cairns, metal tag NJ letter A 1966

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Fire Chief's uniform cap, inside identification
card marked Ken Shupp, Seneca Falls NY

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Navy Blackout deck lantern by National Metal
Spinning Co., with burner, no globe

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Lot, 23 Village of Van Etten Tioga County, NY
patches (new) and 7 assorted ribbons

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Vintage helmet shield "NYS Hon Fire Chief Assoc
Hershfield" Circa 1950, back marked Cairns & Bro.

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Vintage "Fire Coordinator Suffolk County" helmet
shield, back marked Cairns & Bro.

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Lot, 2 Cairns helmet shields: 1-Traditional
"WHFD" marked Cairns & Bro. and 1- 660 "Rescue 1 HFD"

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Vintage leather helmet shield "SLFD NY" from
Saranac Lake FD, back marked Cairns & Bro.

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Lot, NYS Association of Fire Chief's car plaque
and license plate topper, NYS and International

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Lot, 2 vintage Ranger Fire Extinguishers and 2
cans of ALFCO, (Foamite and Stabilizer)

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Vintage Utica Fire Alarm Telephone Company,
Utica NY wooden phone converted to a rotary dial phone

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Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 10 pcs. dates range from 1897-1922

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Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 11 pcs. dates range from 1922-1933

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Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 12 pcs. dates range from 1936-1940

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Lot, vintage delegate ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 10 pcs. dates range from 1946-1952

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Lot, vintage ribbons from the Fireman's
Association of the State of NY, 15 pcs. dates range from 1953-1959

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Lot, assorted chrome plated Gamewell code wheels:
9- 2 digit, 8-3 digit in the 100's and 300's, 9- 3 digit in the 400, 500 and 700's, 8- 4 digit in the 1000 and 1200, 8- 4 digit in 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7200's, 5 bags total

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Lot, assorted alarm box plates and 15-Gamewell
alarm box matched sets of plates and code wheels

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"Proceedings 62nd Annual Convention Firemen's
Association of the State of New York" held at Geneva NY August 21-24, 1934

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Lot, 2 replica Ahrens-Fox bulletins and
1-American Fire Engine Company book

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Lot, 2 Centennial books: International
Association of Fire Chiefs and FASNY

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Lot of paperwork for the Former Sanford Fire
apparatus Co. of East Syracuse.

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Lot of assorted misc. (fire chiefs cheese b
boards,insurance PCs. And Fire stickers

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Lot: National Fallen Firefighters Memorial plate
and Limited Edition Firefighters - American Hero's plate

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