Fire Fighting Medals & Awards

Lot 1282    Day 1    Fire Fighting Medals & Awards

Estimate $2,000
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UNITED FIRE BRIGADES ASSOCIATION OF N Z, Long Service Medal for five years service, in silver (39mm) by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), with 2 Years Service bar, reverse inscribed 'Fireman/William Willetts/by the/Thames/V.Fire Brigade/May 25.1905' (D&C.L3 [this piece]; O&D.115); T.V.F.B. (Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade), fob medal, handcrafted in silver with gold (42x30mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'T.V.F.B./One Man/Coupling Hdcp/Won by/Fireman/W.Willetts/9 Secs.1902'; A.D.U.F.B.D. (Auckland District United Fire Brigades Demonstration), fob medal, struck uniface in silver with gold (38x33mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), reverse inscribed 'A.D.U.F.B.D./Auckland/Feb.7th 1903/Hose & Reel 5 Men/Won by/Fireman/W.Willetts' (D&C.S2 [this piece]); another fob medal, stock type, hand engraved in silver with gold (40x28mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Presented by/Messrs./A.G.Bartlett/& Walter Grey/A.D.U.F.B.D./Aukd.7.2.03/Won by/Fireman W.Willetts/43 Sec/Hose Hydrant & Union'; Te Aroha, 1904, fob medal, struck uniface in silver (36x34mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), reverse inscribed 'Jan.29th/1904/Te Aroha/Demonstration/Hose Reel Flat/for 5 Men/Won by/W.Willetts/Presented by/A.Teutenberg' (D&C.S3 [this piece]). Very fine - extremely fine, the last four with ring top suspensions. (5).

Ex James B.Duncan Collection, private purchase January 2007.