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Badge

Object Name:
Badge
Object ID:
1979.033.012
Creator:
Kelley, John P. (1850-1920)Manufacturer; Whitehead & Hoag CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Newark, NJ / Concord, NH
Date:
1899
Description:
Badge. Red satin ribbon, embossed in gold, "OLD HOME DAY / CONCORD / THURS. AUG. 31, '99 / EXECUTIVE / COMMITTEE". Round celluloid pin button (with simple stick pin on back) attached at top of ribbon, with printed black on white image of lake, mountain, and trees, and text "NEW HAMPSHIRE / OLD HOME WEEK / AUG. 26 - SEPT. 1, 1899". Printed maker's label on back of button, "Made by / The / Whitehead & Hoag Co. / Newark, N. J., U.S.A. / Patented / July 17, 1894, / April 14, 1896 / July 21, 1896". Reverse of ribbon imprinted, "J. P. KELLEY BADGE MAKER / CONCORD, N.H."
Material:
Textile
Satin
Metal
Celluloid
Dimensions:
H-6.125 W-1.875 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, In Memory of Walter C. and Louise Kimball Jenkins.
Subjects:
Lakes, Mountains, Ribbons, Trees
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