An Australian brass fireman's helmet, Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
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An Australian brass fireman's helmet, Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne), brass skull with neck-guard and peak and surmounted by a crest with a dragon embossed to each side, 'MFB' in relief to the front, leather backed brass chin scales, leather liner

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  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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