Historical information

The wooden mould was originally made in the early 1980s by one of the crew in his spare time in East Gippsland (Bairnsdale maybe). It was passed it on to Ian Long and then Barrie Marsden at Altona.

It was not made for any particular purpose other than just a copy of the iconic FCV logo.

It sat in the office at Altona for a little while until one day Barry thought it could be used to cast a solid replica.

The wooden mould was taken to a foundry in North Melbourne and three bronze replicas were cast and polished.

One was used when the Chief Fire Officer, Bary Johnson, was retiring

More were cast in brass and the plaques became a standard presentation item for retiring FCV personnel.

The wooden mould eventually cracked and can no longer be used.

Significance

Hand made

Physical description

Wooden mould and presentation plaque