Vintage 1981 Springfield New Jersey Fire Department 75th Anniversary 6 1/4" Mug

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Vintage 1981 Springfield New Jersey Fire Department 75th Anniversary 6 1/4 Inch Black Gray Beer Mug Stein
You are bidding on a Vintage 1981 Springfield New Jersey Fire Department 75th Anniversary 6 1/4 Inch Black Gray Beer Mug Stein.
This great looking black and gray, with colorful gold, red and white writing and imagery, beer mug or stein commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Springfield, New Jersey Fire Department in 1981. There are no issues with this item- it looks in like new condition.
From the Department's web-site- "On February 3, 1906, at a meeting of the Township’s Citizens, a resolution was passed to incorporate the “Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, Company Number One”. Citizens were very nervous about the possibility of a fire since major fires had occurred in various cities across the country. Funding for the Department was raised by selling shares or insurance policies to the various interested citizens at the initial cost of .00 per share. The original firehouse was located at 295 Morris Avenue. It remained as the Headquarters until 1921, when it was relocated to Caldwell place, in what is now the rear of Town Hall on Mountain Avenue. This small three-bay facility was the home of Fire Headquarters until 2004 when a new facility was completed at 200 Mountain Avenue, which consists of five bays facing Mountain Avenue and three bays facing the rear of the building. This new building is shared with the Office of Emergency Management, which relocated from the Sarah Bailey Civic Center located on Church Mall. In 1929, the Township was faced with the need for increased daytime fire coverage. Many of the volunteers were business owners and others were struggling for work due to the Depression and had to venture into the cities in search of employment. This economic condition impacted the Department’s ability to provide fire protection. A small staff of full-time Career Firefighters was hired to supplement the Volunteers. During the period from the 1940’s until around the 1960’s a corps of Reserve Firefighters was established under the Civil Defense program. The unit supplemented the Department during the available manpower shortages caused by World War II and the Korean War. The members of the reserves were eventually given membership as Volunteer Firefighters. Today the department consists of a Fire Chief, four Captains, and fourteen career line Firefighters."
The mug commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Springfield, New Jersey Fire Department held in 1981. It has script writing noting the period 1906 to 1981. The main image is a departmental shield or badge that reads SPRINGEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT, 1906, SERVICE and HONOR.
Additionally, the mug is banded in gray on the top and bottom sections and the bottom has 2 "feet" almost fire-hydrant shaped. The back of the mug is blank.
The bottom of the mug is embossed/stamped with an unknown makers mark and has the original merchant sticker that reads "C&M SPORTS ENTERPRISES, INC. P.O. BOX 1434 Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034 with a phone number."
There is some minor scuffing on the bottom footing of the mug.
This heavy mug (about 2 pounds in weight) is approximately 6 1/4 inches tall, has a thick 4 1/2 inch handle, the opening is 3 1/2 inches in diameter and the base is 4 1/8 inches in diameter.
Please note there is a slight glare on the photos- these were taken without a flash but the mug is glazed on the surface.
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