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Button, Commemorative

Object Name:
Button, Commemorative
Object ID:
1996.501.08
Creator:
Whitehead Hoag Company
Place of Origin:
Newark, NJ
Date:
circa 1896
Description:
Button, pin, Manchester, NH. Circular, coated paper on metal. Obverse: Manchester city seal, red and yellow on white, with black text, "CITY OF MANCHESTER / INCORPORATED JUNE, 1846. / LABOR / VINCIT". Seal includes shield with lake and trees, machine, large factory building, and steam locomotive. Printed paper on reverse: "THE / WHITEHEAD HOAG CO. / NEWARK, N. J. / PATENTED / JULY 17,1894. / APRIL 14, 1896. / JULY 21, 1896."
Material:
Metal
Paper
Dimensions:
D-0.5 Dia-0.3 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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