Membership Badge

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Membership Badge

Entry/Object ID

1959.53.9

Description

Membership badge consisting of two parts. The upper portion consists of the the seal of the State of Vermont surrounded by banners that read, "BURLINGTON COUNCIL No. 231" on the top and "SPRINGFIELD JUNE 1910" on the bottom. The green in the tree and clovers and the red in the clover flowers are enameled. The lower portion consists of a round medallion surrounded by a wreath with the letters "UCT" in the center. The lower portion hands from the upper portion with an eye ring.

Context

Worn by a member of the Burlington Council to the 1910 meeting of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, an organization of traveling salesman. The UCT was founded in 1888 in Ohio.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.53

Source or Donor

Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1910

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Badge, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Order of United Commercial Travelers of America

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America