Whitehead & Hoag Co., badge (Return of Sons and Daughters), 1910

Object/Artifact

Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Whitehead & Hoag Co., badge (Return of Sons and Daughters), 1910

Entry/Object ID

2023.006.01

Description

One of two. Small badge, with image and text in blue, and with irregular scalloping on sides and bottom; bottom notched to form a triangle; maker’s mark on the back and a safety-pin clasp inserted through folded-over section. On the front, “1853 / 1873 / GUEST / CITY OF / PORTSMOUTH / NEW HAMPSHIRE / RETURN OF SONS & DAUGHTERS / [seal of the city of Portsmouth] / JULY 4TH, 1910 / 1883 / 1910”

Acquisition

Accession

2023.006

Source or Donor

Anonymous

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

Anonymous Donor

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1910

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

Back

Transcription

“THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J.” Trademark below: ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES / UNION MADE [in circle] / COUNCIL / NEWARK, N.J. / 3. “

Dimensions

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

1-7/8 in

Materials

Material

Celluloid, plastic

Material Notes

cellulose nitrate

Provenance

Notes

mailed anonymously to the Society in an envelope postmarked in Newburyport, Mass., with a return address of “S.” and with a note signed “S.”