Button: Eagan [School of Business]; shield with griffin
Name/Title
Button: Eagan [School of Business]. (Hoboken), n.d., ca. 1903-1913.
Entry/Object ID
2014.001.0090
Description
Button: Eagan [School of Business]. (Hoboken), no date, circa 1903-1913.
3/4" diameter pin button. Cream field with Eagan shield in blue and gold with griffin perched above.
Manufactured by the Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, N.J.
Printed paper insert inside back with union label and patent dates: Patented July 17, 1894. April [rest of date not present as paper is trimmed].
School was founded in Hoboken in 1903 by John J. Eagan and was located at 66 Hudson St. See objects 2014.001.0094 for a different button of same era.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.001
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Date made
1903 - 1913
Notes
Date: 1903-1913
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: Patterson's College and School Directory of the United States and Canada, volumes 5-7. 1909.
Author: Homer L. Patterson
Publisher: American Educational Company
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-04-08