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.”
