Fire Company Patch — Order This Antique Hose Cart Maltese
Design S0605A at a glance
A red maltese cross whose disc holds a brass bell mounted on an antique hand-drawn hose cart, with crossed axes behind and your company wording in the arms. It is a heritage layout — the hose cart is the oldest apparatus in the fire service — and companies with real history order it for anniversary years and dress uniforms, often in the sepia colorway.
Maltese cross shapeGold merrowed borderBrass bellAntique hose cartCrossed axesAnniversary arm text
About this antique hose-cart maltese design
Heritage patches usually settle for an "established" date; this one stitches the heritage itself. The hand-drawn hose cart with its mounted bell is drawn from nineteenth-century apparatus, and we keep the wheel spokes and bell yoke as separate thread passes so the antique reads clearly even at shoulder size. Against the red field the brass bell is the first thing the eye lands on.
Order it as drawn or make it your centennial piece: restitch the arms with your company and anniversary years, run the heritage sepia colorway, or have the cart redrawn from a photo of your own museum piece at no art charge. 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.
Fire company patch quick facts
- Embroidered fire company patch orders 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.
- Companies ordering dress uniforms take sew-on; commemorative jackets and blankets run iron-on.
- The hose cart redraws from a photo of your company's preserved apparatus — wheel spokes and bell yoke stitch as separate passes.
- Dress-uniform crosses run 3.5" to 4" across; centennial 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 design: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for dress and duty uniforms, iron-on for commemorative soft goods, hook-side velcro on request
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5"–4" covers dress wear; 8"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: red and gold as shown, or navy-field, blackout and heritage sepia — preview each in the markup tool
- Border: merrowed (shown) or flat hot-cut edge
- Thread: any colorway, including antique-brass metallic bell thread
- Artwork: the cart redraws from a photo of your company's own preserved apparatus at no additional charge
Who orders this design
Established fire companies order this maltese for anniversary years, dress uniforms and retirement gifts, usually with founding and anniversary years in the side arms. Companies that still preserve a hand-drawn cart or bell have us redraw the disc from photos of their own piece, which turns the patch into a company artifact.
Custom fire company 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.
Fire Company Antique Hose Cart Bell Maltese Patch questions
Can the cart be redrawn from our museum piece?
Yes. Send photos of your preserved cart or bell and we redraw the disc to match, stitch-ready at no art charge.
Is there a heritage colorway?
Yes — a sepia-and-brass scheme drawn for anniversary wear, alongside the red shown, navy-field and blackout. Preview each in the markup tool.
What backing suits dress uniforms?
Sew-on, always — it sits flattest on dress wool and survives pressing. Iron-on is for commemorative blankets and soft goods.
Can the arms carry founding and anniversary years?
Yes. All four arms restitch — company name, founding year, anniversary year and motto are the usual arrangement.
How do I request changes to this design?
Use the "mark up this design" tool in the quote form: circle the cart, pin notes, pick the sepia colorway. The markup attaches to your quote.
Looking for a different patch, or a different starting point?
This page covers one heritage cross. For modern engine shields and rescue badges, the fire department patch heritage designs beyond this hose-cart bell cross shows every fire cut. Planning a centennial order with multiple sizes? Begin with the patch ordering guide for planning an anniversary patch run.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.