Metal, Military Pin

Name/Title

Metal, Military Pin

Entry/Object ID

2022.15.14a-c

Description

Victory Metal, "Somme Offensive// Ypres-Lys // Defensive Sector" given to Enoch Morrison of Maryville, Tn. Military metal with pin on a rainbow cloth ribbon. The back of the metal reads "The Great War for Civilization" and all countries involved listed around the image of a shield with a bald eagle. The metal is inside a cardboard box, original, labeled (b), reads "One Victory Metal Unassembled with Pin // Newark, N.J.// March 27, 1920." The shipping box is labeled (c) and holds the previous box. This shipping box reads "To Enoch Morrison" along with his address.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Art Metal Works Inc.

Date made

Mar 27, 1920

Time Period

World War I

Dimensions

Dimension Description

A- metal

Height

4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Dimension Description

B- small box

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Description

C- shipping box

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

6 in