Name/Title
Envelope, Shipping: The Whitehead & Hoag Co.Entry/Object ID
D2023.8.1.7Description
Brown coloured paper envelope used by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. to package and ship badges used by the Stittsville Orange Young Britons. The front of the envelope has the following text along the left side, "Whitehead & Hoag Co." "Badges," "Banners, Flags, Buttons," "Advertising Novelties." "Main Office and Factory," "Washington and Warren Streets," "Newark, N.J., U.S.A." On the right side of the envelope where typically the address would be placed is the following text, "If you wish to keep your badge in good order," "Keep it on the card board, and" "in the envelope." The reverse of the envelope has a round red coloured cardboard tie to close and secure the envelope. The top of the envelope has the following text centred along the top edge, "Tension Envelope, Pat. Aug. 2[8]th, 1990" "Office and Manufactory, 22-24-26 Reada St. N.Y." The bottom of the envelope has a list described as, "Our Badges are covered by the following Patents."Context
Company which created the badges used by the Stittsville branch of the Orange Young Britons.Collection
Artefact Collection: DigitalLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Envelope, ShippingNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsDimensions
Height
24 cmWidth
9 cmDimension Notes
2023-09-26
HorizontalRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Elroy McCooeye, Orange Young Britons (O.Y.B.) #74, Stittsville, Loyal Orange Lodge (L.O.L.) No. 489, Stittsville, Ladies Orange Benevolent Association (L.O.B.A.) Stittsville Lodge No. 142
