Fellows Auctioneers visited the Black Country Living Museum this week to present the Marsh & Baxter fireman's helmet which was acquired during the recent Antiques, Silver & Collectables sale. Kevin Jackson, Auctioneer & Senior Specialist from the Antiques & Fine Art Department at Fellows Auctioneers, handed the helmet across the museum's curator. The helmet, made by Merryweather & sons, sold to the museum for a total of £586.96 (including fees) during Fellows’ Antiques, Silver & Collectables sale on Monday 3rd June. Kevin handed the helmet across to Nadia Awal, Assistant Curator at the museum, who was thrilled at being able to revamp the Marsh & Baxter section. Nadia said: "Objects such as this helmet enable us to tell the stories of real lives and real people. This helmet has a unique story to it in that it represents Marsh & Baxter which we will be recreating on site. Items such as this give us an opportunity to expand the site in such a way which means we are able to represent a number of social, commercial, and industrial histories to a number of people who will be coming to the site." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFPtRWq7lfE&t=3s Nadia added: We are absolutely delighted to have received funding of £23million for our Forging Ahead project, with special thanks to the National Lottery heritage fund for the £9.4million which means we can go ahead with this.  We’re delighted to have been able to successfully bid for this helmet, with thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Black Country (Living) Museum." Baxter helmet handover Kevin Jackson hands over the Marsh & Baxter helmet to Nadia Awal. Kevin Jackson, Auctioneer & Senior Specialist in Antique & Fine Art at Fellows, said: "We are delighted to have sold this helmet which has brilliant West Midlands history. The Marsh & Baxter butchers were an integral part of the Brierley Hill high street throughout the 20th century and it was no surprise to see the helmet sell for a good price. Our doors are always open for valuations at Fellows, in the West Midlands or in London, and we look forward to having more items relating to the local area go under the hammer.” Baxter helmet The Marsh & Baxter helmet sold to the Black Country Living Museum