GROWING ORCHIDS BY BRIAN & WILMA RITTENSHAUSEN

GROWING ORCHIDS BY BRIAN & WILMA RITTENSHAUSEN THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ORCHIDS & THEIR CULTIVATION.OVER 600 SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED PHOTOGRAPHS

Three books on orchids and indoor gardening. Varying sizes, hard and soft covers. Titles include: Glorious Indoor Gardens (Michele Alioto), Orchids - A Practical Handbook (Brian & Wilma Rittershausen)

Brian Blood (American, b. 1962) Yellow Orchids oil on canvas signed BB (lower left) 30 x 25 inches Size 30 x 25 inches Condition Framed dimensions

Lot of 6 various fire department badges to include: early hat badge that appears to read PFD; early Spanish fire brigade cap badge, Fall River MA cap badge; Camden Fire Department 26 which is missing

Painted ladder wagon fire bucket made of rubber. The painting which was touched up at some point is of a patriotic eagle crest. It is flanked with the motto "Protection from Danger". The bucket retain

All original leather fire helmet from the New York City Fire Patrol. This Sergeant helmet is and was made by Lougidice in New York and is complete with a Cairns and Brothers leather front. A very nice

An early Cairns and Brothers leather fire helmet without the impact cap. This helmet is in very good condition and has seen little use. It is complete with a front from the Aroma Fire Protection Distr

Early leather fire helmet from Long Island City Exempt Firemen's Association. This is an early exempt association from New York City. The leather helmet was made by Dentzeau in New York. It has 16 com

Very nice 12" American LaFrance fire engine bell complete with the original eagle. The bell is mounted on a steel plate for display. There are no dents or dings in this bell, and the ring tone on it i

Embossed cover advertising and sale book from Gamewell Fire Alarm Company. There are fire alarm boxes, pedestals, call bells, registers, whistleblower, and many other products included in the catalog.

Cast iron and wood Ives clockwork fire engine house. This large fire station measures 12" tall, 8 1/2" wide, and is 16" long. It has been repainted by a previous owner. A nice looking fire station to

Salty leather fire helmet with leather front from FDNY Rescue 2. The front has badge number 4895. The helmet was made by Cairns and Brothers when they were still in New York. There are several early l

A very rare advertising card from the Harden Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher Company. This is a very colorful advertising with the Harden Star fire grenade featured on the front. There is a great scene

Brass fire department speaking trumpet complete with original tassel cord. The trumpet stands 17 1/2" tall and the bell is 6 1/2" in diameter.

All original condition Dietz Crystal kerosene lantern. The lantern has the original glass fount which is free of cracks or damage. It is missing the original cap, but there is an old cork replacement

Lot of ephemera from the Ahrens Fox Fire Engine Company including a vividly detailed large envelope with a piston pumper, original lubrication guides, an advertising brochure for apparatus, and origin

Very nice leatherbound edition of Our Police Protectors written by Augustine Costello and copyrighted in 1885. The book is 572 pages in length and is an exhaustive and extensive history of the early N

Brass fire department lantern made by C.T. Ham with the last patent date of 1894. The lantern is complete with the orignal burner, and handles. It has a teal green Dietz Loc Nob globe. The cage appear

A very nice new old stock Paul Conway leather firefighter helmet. This American Heritage series helmet was manufactured in 2004 and has never been worn. It is complete with the original sales literatu

This is a painted vulcanized rubber fire bucket that would have been used on a ladder or hose wagon. The bucket has painting on the front similar to that of a PA Dutch Hex sign. The bucket is 12 1/2"

This early leather front from a jockey-style fire hat is from the Pumgustuk Fire Company of Yarmouth Maine. It measures 12" wide by 4" tall. There are individually cut and applied letters and a large

Large sized brass fire department speaking trumpet. Stands 20" tall with a 7 1/2" diameter bell. The trumpet is tarnished and has spots of rust on it. An early light brass trumpet.

Early Cairns and Brothers leather fire helmet from the high eagle era. Unfortunately the high eagle was removed. The helmet has a replaced shield on the front. The original Cairns metal disk is retain

Cast iron Gamewell fire alarm box complete with the mechanism. Box is missing the number plate on the door