Name/Title
McKinley Club Member Medal, Canton, OhioEntry/Object ID
2010.1.756(C.2)Description
A commemorative medal for members of the McKinley Club in Canton, Ohio. There is an image with a relief of McKinley's profile and the text above it reads "Member. McKinley Club, Canton, Ohio." The reverse side of the medal has the manufacturer's name stamped into it, "Bastian Bros. Co. Rochester, N. Y.," along with a Union Label. 2" x 4"
Bastian Company Profile
"Bastian Company was founded in 1895 and was incorporated as Bastian Brothers Company initially operating as a jewelry store. Shortly after it’s founding, Bastian Brothers became one of the first firms in Rochester, New York to become a Union Shop and continues today to be a totally unionized firm."
"Since 1895, Bastian Company has been recognized internationally for its quality, craftsmanship, and integrity in the production of emblematic jewelry, lapel pins, medallions, belt buckles, paperweights, key tags, convention badges, police-security-firemen badges and insignia, and automotive decorative emblems." *
* For additional information about the Bastian Bros. Co., or to read the entire article go to: http://www.bastiancompany.com/about.shtmlCollection
BechtelAcquisition
Accession
2010.1Source or Donor
Mr. BechtelAcquisition Method
Gift/PurchaseCredit Line
BECHTEL