Bidspirit auctions | Palmer's Auction Co Auction Feb 7
Palmer's Auction Co, Feb 7. 211 lots, estimates 5 $.
Palmer's Auction Co - Glen Miller's living estate is a local, captivating antique fire museum that celebrates the rich history of firefighting through a meticulously curated collection. An impressive array of fire helmets, ranging from the ornate to the utilitarian, each with its own story to tell. The museum features vintage call boxes that once summoned brave firefighters to duty, embodying the urgency and dedication of fire service through the years. More than just ephemeral items from firehouses, including vintage badges, uniforms, and equipment, these provide a glimpse into the everyday life of firefighters from the past. Among the rarest pieces in the collection are historical artifacts that underscore the evolution of firefighting techniques and technology, making it a haven for enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Glen Miller's passion for preserving these unique, original antique treasures ensures that the legacy of firefighting lives on for future generations to appreciate. Pre-bidding starts 1/6/26, and live bidding begins Saturday, 2/7/26 12pm/ noon, EST. Please keep in mind that large and heavy items will likely have a higher price for the shipping label. Utilize the item's pictures for size and descriptions for materials. Email/call us with any questions. 5% of proceeds will be donated to our local Volunteer Fire Departments! <3
Lots in this catalog (211)
- Lot 1: Vintage Gamewell Fire Alarm Pull Station Call Box Rochester NY Style 51 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 2: Cairns & Brother Tin Senator Aluminum Fire Helmet, Captain Wellsboro 1 Fire Dept. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 3: Vintage Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Station, City of Geneva — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 4: Cairns American Firefighter's Helmet, Wellsboro Fire Dept. Senator — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 5: Vintage Gamewell Municipal Fire Alarm Box, City of Binghamton, No. 312 Style 51 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 6: Vintage FDNY Fire Department Doughboy Style Fireman's Helmet, Attributed to D.F. Fiorello, H.L. Co. 113 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 7: Vintage Gamewell Cast Iron Fire Alarm Terminal Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 8: Cairns Mod 710 Black Old Forge Fire Department Helmet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 9: Vintage Gamewell Cast Iron Fire Alarm Box, Geneva, NY — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 10: Cairns & Brother Senator Fire Chief Helmet with Leather Front Shield — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 11: A Collection of Watertown New York State Firemen's and Fire Chiefs' Convention Ribbons, Badges, and Pins, 1890-1943 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 12: Vintage Scene-in-Action Forest Fire Motion Lamp — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 13: Vintage 1950s Econolite 'Forest Fire' Motion Lamp — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 14: Vintage 1950s L.A. Goodman Fire Fighters Motion Lamp — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 15: A Pair of Vintage Canadian Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers by Bickle-Seagrave and King Seagrave — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 16: Wall Mount Fire Grenade Holder — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 16b: Antique Harden Blue Glass Diamond Quilted Fire Extinguisher Grenade, 'Sans Marque', Late 19th Century — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 17: A Collection of Vintage Dry Powder Tin Tube Fire Extinguishers — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 18: Antique Embossed 'FIREPROOFING NEW YORK' Glass Bottle, Late 19th/Early 20th Century — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 19: A Collection of Early 20th Century American and Canadian Tin Tubular Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 20: Boyer Fire Apparatus Co. Logansport, Indiana Fire Grenade Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 21: Vintage Ruby Glass 'FIRE DEPT' Fire Light Lens — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 22: Inscribed for 1888 Oneida Fireman's Convention Presented by CJ Wells — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 23: An Antique Hayward Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher, No. 40 — $5 - $175
- Lot 24: Vintage Utilitarian Coated Textile Fire Bucket with Metal Handle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 25: Hayward's Hand Fire Grenade Extinguisher, Amber Glass, Broadway 1897 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 26: 19th Century American Leather Fire Bucket, No. 2 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 27: Antique Korbeline Honeycomb Pattern Fire Grenade Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 28: An Antique American Leather Fire Bucket, Inscribed 'H.J. REDFIELD' — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 29: C & N.W.R.Y. Chicago Northwestern Railroad Glass Fire Extinguisher Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 30: Antique Amber Octagonal Glass Carbona Fire Extinguisher Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 31: Vintage Chuck-A-Luck Caged Dice Game — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 32: Vintage Wooden Carnival Game Wheel Fayette NY — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 33: Antique Clyde's Dowser Fire Extinguisher Glass Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 34: A Pair of Schuyler Co N.Y. Copper and Brass Standard Measures — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 35: Antique Victorian White Milk Glass Embossed Rococo-Revival Fire Barber Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 36: Painted Metal Industrial Warning Sign, 'FIRE USE ONLY / HANDS OFF' — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 37: An Antique 19th Century Handblown Amber Glass Fire Bottle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 38: American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. Dietz King Lantern Etched Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 39: Three Harden's Star Hand Grenade Fire Extinguishers, circa 1870s-1890s — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 40: Steam Gauge and Lantern Co. Syracuse No. ) Railway Lantern, Late 19th Century — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 41: Fred Miller 19th High Eagle Fireman's Speaking Trumpet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 42: Brass Boston Woven Fire Department Lantern with 'Palmyra' Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 43: A Vintage Brass Steamer Cylindrical Oil Lamp or Torch — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 44: Fred J. Miller Patented Brass Fireman's Speaking Trumpet, New York — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 45: A Halpin Fire Seagrave Dealer Sign Elmira NY Double Sided — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 46: Vintage Montour Falls Fire Department and Drum Bugle Corps Photographs in Ornate Frame — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 47: A Dietz King Fire American La France Toronto Department Lantern, Patented 1907 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 48: Vintage American Cairns & Brother Leather Chief Firefighter Helmet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 49: General Fire Apparatus Dietz King Fire Department Lantern with Red Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 50: Cairns Leather New Yorker Fire Chief Helmet, circa 1930s/40s — $5 - $1,200
- Lot 51: Hahn Motors DIETZ King Fire Department Lantern, Patented 1907 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 52: Vintage Cairns Tin Firefighter Helmet, Fire Department (SFD) War Baby — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 53: A Vintage Dietz King Fire Department Lantern, Customized by Peter Pirsch & Co. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 54: Oak Hall 'High Eagle' Metal Fireman's Helmet, Patented 1889 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 55: Antique Dietz King Fire Department Lantern, P-H&L-Co. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 56: Cairns & Brother 32 Comb Leather Firefighter's Helmet, Sheldon Hose Co. No. 4 Delhi, NY — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 57: Dietz Fire Department Lantern for The Seagrave Co. with Cobalt Blue Globe, Patented 1907 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 58: Cairns & Brothers Leather Fireman's Helmet with '2' and 'WNFD' Badge (West Nyack NY) — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 59: Dietz King Tubular Brass Fire Department Lantern — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 60: New Orleans FD Speaking Trumpet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 61: Dietz King Fire Department Red Globe Lantern — $5 - $300
- Lot 62: A Silver Plated Presentation Fire Trumpet, Commemorating the Burning of Broome County Court House, 1899 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 63: Vintage Dietz Fire Tubular Signal Lantern with Green Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 64: Antique Brass Fireman's Speaking Trumpet, Attica Rescue Engine Co. No. 1 Foreman — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 65: Antique Tubular Kerosene Lantern with Dietz Fire King Globe and 'Fire Dept' Copper Fount — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 66: 1885 Presentation Fireman's Parade Trumpet, "First Prize Hose Race A.F.D." — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 67: Antique Dietz 'King' Fire Department Brass Oil Lantern — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 68: Rensselear County Cairns & Brother Firefighter's Helmet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 69: Steam Gauge & Lantern U.S. Brass Tubular Kerosene Lantern — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 70: Cairns Tin Senator Leather Fire Helmet, Deputy Fire State of New York Coordinator — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 71: Vintage RAYO 99 Fire Department Cold Blast Lantern Etched Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 72: Vintage Texaco Fire Chief High Eagle Adv. Helmet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 73: Antique Dietz Mill Lantern with Clear Glass Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 74: A 19th Century H.T. Gratacap New York Leather Fireman's Helmet with Rare Leather Eagle Finial — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 75: DIETZ No. 39 Standard Brass Railroad Fire Lantern etched — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 76: A SPAAMFAA High Front Fire Helmet with Running Fireman Finial and Two Commemorative Badges — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 77: Antique American Fire Parade Lantern for 'Fearless 1 Hook and Ladder, Dansville, NY' with Eagle Finial — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 78: 'WARDEN DOVER' Cairns & Brother American Firefighter's Helmet, 'WARDEN DOVER' — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 79: An Early 20th Century Gray & Davis Model 104 Automobile Sidelamp — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 80: Rochester NY FD Vintage Cairns Leather Fire Helmet, Lieutenant 11 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 81: An American LaFrance Fire Engine Company Bourdon Compound Gauge, dated 1903 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 82: Antique Spawn & Co. 8 Comb High Eagle Lestershire FD — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 83: A Pair of American LaFrance Electric Lanterns, circa 1920s-1930s — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 84: Late 19th / Early 20th Century Cairns & Brother 'High Eagle' Leather Fire Helmet, Mayville F.D. No. 1 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 85: 1910's 20's American LaFrance Cast Iron Embossed Plaque — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 86: Vintage Cairns Leather Firefighter's Helmet, FDNY 12 V.F.A. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 87: Vintage American LaFrance Fire Apparatus Nameplate — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 88: Cairns 8 Comb High Eagle Chester Pa Fire Helmet. Goodyear Patent 1869 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 89: Late 19th Utica NY Century White Manf'g Co. 'U.F.D.' Fire Brass Vehicle Lamp, Patented 1874 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 90: Rochester Fire Dept. A Pair of Antique Cast Iron Industrial Strap Hinges — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 91: 1890 Bath NY Fire Presentation Pitcher Aesthetic Movement — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 92: Four Late 19th-Century Bath Fire Department Semi-Centennial Commemorative Ribbons and Pin, 1887 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 93: Bath NY Silver-Plated Two-Handled Presentation Trophy Cup, dated 1917-1919 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 94: Friendship NY Leather Parade Belt No 1 Badge — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 95: Antique 10" Gamewell Fire Alarm Bell Self Winding Turtle Bell — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 96: Victorian Era Stained Glass 'FIRE HOSE' Hose Cabinet Transom Panel — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 97: A Pair Fire Hat Meriden Silverplate Figural Napkin Rings — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 98: Vintage 'EXCELSIOR' Embossed Leather Strap Cairns Bros. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 99: A 19th Century Sargent's Patent Skater's Lantern — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 100: Vintage Friendship NY Fire Dept Parade Belt — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 101: Fire Warden Large Watcmans Rattle — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 102: Chrome Fire Bell — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 103: Vintage Red Painted Steel Utility Box, Stenciled 'ELMIRA' and 'ENG. 2' — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 104: Ballot Box V.F. AS'SN. Stenciling — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 105: Three Fire Antique Cast Iron Notary Seal Stamp Embossers — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 106: A Pair of Ward LaFrance Fire Apparatus Emblems — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 107: A Pair of Ward LaFrance Fire Truck Emblems — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 108: A Pair of Texaco Fire Chief and Sky Chief Ad Glass Signs — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 109: Vintage Cast Iron Black Fire Engine Steamer Toy — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 110: An Early 20th Century Utica Fire Alarm Telephone Company Oak Wall-Mounted Crank Telephone — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 111: Vintage Cast Iron Two-Horse Drawn Fire Pumper Toy — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 112: Antique Utica Fire Alarm Telephone Company Wall Mounted Hand Crank Telephone — $5 - $400
- Lot 113: Vintage Japanese Tin Horse Drawn Fire Pumper Toy — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 114: Utica Fire Alarm Co. Cast Iron Fire Alarm Call Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 115: Vintage Hubley Cast Iron Red Fire Pumper Truck Toy — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 116: Vintage Cast Iron Fire Alarm Telegraph Box, Utica, New York — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 117: A Group of Vintage 1930s Walt Disney Sun Rubber and Auburn Rubber Toy Fire Engines and Trucks — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 118: Utica Cast Iron Municipal Underground Wires Access Panel, Utica F. & A. Tel. Co. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 119: A Group of Four Vintage Hubley and Tru-Scale Pressed Steel Fire Trucks — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 120: Vintage Utica Fire Alarm Telegraph Company Cast Metal Fire Alarm Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 121: A Collection of Vintage 1950s Walt Reach Courtland, Wyandotte, and Other Fire-Themed Tinplate Toys — $5 - $998
- Lot 122: Three Antique Electrical Communication Components by Utica Fire Alarm Telegraph Co. — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 123: Antique Cast Iron Fire Alarm Box Panel by The Utica F.A.Tel. Co. — $5 - $350
- Lot 124: Three Vintage Japanese Tinplate Fire Vehicles, including a Modern Toys FD No. 7 Fire Truck — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 125: Utica Fire Alarm Box Pedistal Mount — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 126: Antique Sector Rare Fire Alarm Telegraph Station Box, Utica — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 127: Baltimore Wall-Mounted Fire Department Status and Dispatch Board, Engine 24 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 128: Early 20th Century Oak Cooperstown Firemen's Tournament Scoreboard, 1902 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 129: Painted Wooden NYVF Vol Firemen Wall Plaque — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 130: Early 20th Century Wall-Mounted 'Fire Brigade Telephone' in Oak Cabinet — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 131: Utica Fire Alarm Co Switch Board — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 132: A Pair of Vintage Tin Lithographed Fire Stations, including a Cortland Automatic Door Fire Station — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 133: Louis Marx Tin Lithographed Friction Volunteer Fire Dept Chief Car — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 135: Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline 'Localized For You' Enamel-on-Metal Advertising Sign — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 136: Vintage Fire Department Illuminated Status Board — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 137: City of Rochester Fire Lantern, Triumph No. 2, Industrial-Style Metal Lantern with Red Glass Globe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 138: Sampson Airforce Base Horni Signal Mfg. Corp. New York, N.Y. Cast Iron Fire Alarm Call Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 139: Vintage Wooden Box with Red Painted Lid, Stenciled 'RANDOLPH HOSE' — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 140: A Gamewell Cast Iron Fire Alarm Station, Patented 1924 — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 141: Antique Fireman's Parade Axe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 142: Ithaca NY Style 24 Gamewell Cast Iron Fire Alarm Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 143: A Pair of Fire Parade Torches — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 144: A Folk Art Painted Wooden Odd Fellows or Fireman's Parade Axe — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 145: Four Matching Fire Parade Torches — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 146: Binghampton Star Electric Company Fire Alarm Telegraph Station Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 147: A Pair of Antique Cast Iron Fireman's Bed Wrenches — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 148: Oneonta NY Cast Iron Gamewell Fire Alarm Box — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 149: Vintage Promotional Collapsible Travel Cup with Case, The Home Insurance Company New York — $5 - $1,000
- Lot 150: Vintage SAFA Fire Alarm Pull Box by Superior American Fire Alarm & Signal Co., City of Norwich — $5 - $1,000