Artist/Maker
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
(Newark, New Jersey, 1892 – 1959)
Ribbon badge
ca. 1910
Place madeNewark, New Jersey, United States, North America
Silk, metal, plastic, paper
Overall: 6 7/8 × 2 15/16 in. (17.5 × 7.5 cm)
INV.7329
DescriptionBadge comprised of ornate rectangular silvered metal pin-back bar with inserted paper tag behind plastic protector, inscribed in blue: "FIRST PREMIUM"; dark blue silk ribbon suspended beneath; inscription printed in silver: "NEW YORK / Poultry and Pigeon / ASSOCIATION / 21ST ANNUAL / EXHIBITION / MADISON SQUARE / GARDEN / NEW YORK, 1909-1910 / NEW YORK / ORNITHOLOGICAL / SOCIETY"; paper label with manufacturer's name applied to reverse.MarkingsInscription: label at reverse, imprinted in black: "THIS BADGE MANUFACTURED BY/The Whitehead & Hoag Co./MAKERS OF/BADGES, BUTTONS, BANNERS, SIGNS/AND ADVERTISING NOVELTIES./Main Office and Factory. - - NEWARK, N.J./ALL GOODS GUARANTEED UNION MADE..."
ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
