The original logo was thought to be lost in the 1980s after several pieces of equipment were sold off.
The Menlo Park Fire Department has discovered a 44-year-old vintage Menlo Park Fire logo on a 1956 Seagrave Engine it recently purchased.
The door logo was found under a sticker for the Juliaetta Fire Department in Idaho, which bought the engine in 1974. They recently resold it to Menlo Park Fire.
The hand-painted, gold-leafed logo depicts an American eagle atop the Fire Maltese Cross.
The hand-painted, gold-leafed logo depicts an American eagle atop the Fire Maltese Cross. Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said the original logo was thought to be lost in the 1980s after several pieces of equipment were sold off.
“Only sketchings, a cut-out door panel and photographs remained in the fire district’s archives,” Schapelhouman said. “It’s amazing to find something we thought was gone forever.”
Fire district mechanics made the discovery while replacing the old motor and cleaning up the paint. The Juliaetta Fire Department sticker that was placed above the logo served as a shell that preserved the logo for decades.
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cube_corner said:
What an awful sculpture. Very 2022 and already looks dated and cringe. If I was religious, I’d be certain it’s demonic.
LittleFoot said:
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