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Badge

Object Name:
Badge
Object ID:
1996.505.11
Creator:
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Place of Origin:
Newark, NJ
Date:
1901
Description:
Badge, New Hampshire Veterans Association, Weirs, 1901. Beige silk ribbon with pressed metal bar pin at top. Diamond-shaped piece of celluloid tacked to ribbon, bearing printed image of Harriet Dame and text, "25th / ANNUAL / ENCAMPMENT / N. H. Veterans' Ass'n / CAMP HARRIET P. DAME / The Weirs / AUGUST 27-30 / 1901". At top of celluloid is a red, white, and blue silk bow. Printed maker's label on back of ribbon: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co. / Badges, Buttons, Banners / and Advertising Novelties. / MAIN OFFICE & FACTORY, NEWARK, N.J.", followed by list of patents and dates, latest is 1896.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Celluloid
Metal
Dimensions:
H-5.2 W-2.4 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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