Vintage Fire Department Patch — Order This Engine & Axes Design
Design S0669A at a glance
A two-color heritage piece: an antique fire engine rendered in gold thread on maroon twill, crossed axes beneath it, the whole patch wrapped in a gold rope-style border instead of a plain merrow. The department name, motto line and station designation stitch around the engine — a layout built for departments that lean on their founding history.
Custom contour cutGold rope-style borderVintage engine artworkCrossed axesMotto ribbonTwo-thread palette
About this vintage engine and axes design
Two thread colors are doing all the work here, and that restraint is the point — maroon and gold is the classic antique-apparatus palette, and keeping the engine as line art means it embroiders cleanly instead of turning to mush the way photo-real trucks do. The rope border finishes it like a century-old company crest.
Departments usually keep the engine and swap everything else: your name on the arch, your founding year under the axes, your station on the bottom ribbon. The maroon recolors to black or navy if your Class A calls for it. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
Vintage Fire Engine Crossed Axes Patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire patches in this style cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Free mockups arrive within 4 hours, and your stitch-ready proof comes 6–12 hours after ordering.
- Rope-style stitched borders cost no more than a standard merrowed edge — the rope is embroidered, not braided hardware.
- Shoulder-size patches run 3.5" to 4.5" tall; jacket backs run 8" to 11".
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this vintage engine and crossed axes patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty shirts, iron-on for caps and soft goods, hook-side velcro for kit and jackets
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5"–4.5" covers shoulder wear; 8"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: maroon, gold as shown, or any palette including subdued tones — preview in the markup tool
- Border: gold rope edge (shown) or flat hot-cut edge
- Thread: any colorway, including metallic gold or silver accents
- Artwork: the vintage engine and crossed axes artwork redraws to your own emblem from a photo, patch or PDF at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
Established departments with a date worth wearing order this for dress uniforms and station jackets, and engine companies running restored apparatus buy it for musters and parade crews. It also shows up as a retirement and anniversary patch — the vintage art frames a founding year better than any modern graphic.
Custom vintage fire department patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Vintage Fire Engine Crossed Axes Patch questions
Can our own emblem replace the vintage engine and crossed axes on this patch?
Yes. Send a photo, a scan of an existing patch, or a PDF and we redraw it stitch-ready at no art charge. Your proof shows the redrawn artwork before anything is produced.
Can the lettering carry our exact wording?
Yes. Every text field on this design restitches to your department name, designation and motto — the mockup shows your wording in place before you commit.
Is this design available in other colors?
Yes. We embroider it in any palette, including subdued and blackout versions — preview colorways in the markup tool on this page and your quote references the version you picked.
What backing should we order?
Sew-on is the duty-uniform standard, iron-on suits caps and soft goods, and hook-side velcro lets one set of patches move between jackets and kit.
How do I request changes to this design?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form: circle elements, pin numbered notes, switch colorways, and place your own emblem on the patch. Your marked-up version attaches to the quote automatically.
Looking for a different patch, or a different starting point?
This page covers one fire design. For more layouts, the fire department patch styles past this vintage engine crest shows every shape we embroider. Comparing embroidered against woven or PVC builds, or starting from your own artwork? Start with the how patch orders work for the crossed-axes heritage design.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.