“when SEconds Save’S a Life”
SUBJECTS: Fireman with Gear
SCULPTOR: Wayne Hyde
MEDIUM: Bronze
LOCATION: 86 Main St
Chester, NJ
Chester Volunteer Fire Company
Established 1921
YEAR DED.: May 28, 2022
The statue depicts A Fireman in motion. He is equipped with breathing a apparatus strapped to his back and the mask in his left hand. The statue was washed using non-ionic detergent. Surface corrosion was minimized using Biox and soft brass brushes. An applications of conservator’s hot wax treatment was administered, cooled and buffed. A cold conservators wax applied and hand buffed.
The Conservation Movie
Fireman - before treatment
After treatment