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Badge

Object Name:
Badge
Object ID:
1992.043.03
Creator:
Whitehead Hoag Company
Place of Origin:
Newark, NJ
Date:
1930
Description:
Badge. Ribbon. Delegate World War I Veterans Convention, 1930. Bronze finish pressed tin pin back with "KENNETH MAGOON" typed on paper insert. Brown ribbon with vertical black , blue, yellow, and red stripes. Gold lettering: "DELEGATE / 12TH ANNUAL / DEPARTMENT / CONVENTION / THE WEIRS, N.H. / AUGUST 28, 29, 30, 1930" printed on front. Bronze pendant in shape of the state of New Hampshire, with profile of Old Man of the Mountain and letters "NH"on front, suspended from ribbon. "The Whitehead Hoag Co. / Newark, N.J." stamped on back of pin back and pendent.
Material:
Textile
Metal
Tin
Bronze
Silk
Dimensions:
H-6.1 L-1.9 inches
Provenance:
From collection of Kenneth Magoon (b. 1898) of Rochester, NH, who served in WWI. Purchase included WWI service certificate issued to Kenneth Magoon by the State of NH (Library).
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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