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Badge, Commemorative

Object Name:
Badge, Commemorative
Object ID:
1996.504.13
Creator:
Whitehead & Hoag Company -- Manufacturer
Date:
1903
Description:
Badge, Concord, NH, 50th anniversary, 1903. Red silk ribbon, printed in gold, "CITY OF / CONCORD / SEMI / CENTENNIAL / 1853-1903 / CONCORD, N.H. / AUGUST 20, 1903". Circular metal pin button at top, with photograph of man printed on celluloid, identified as "CHAS. R. CORNING, MAYOR". Printed maker's label on back of pin, "Buttons made by / The Whitehead & Hoag Co. / Newark, N.J., U.S.A.", followed by 1896 patent dates. Newark union bug above.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Celluloid
Dimensions:
H-4 W-1.25 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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