Button, Insignia
Object number2009.102.5
Manufacturer
L.G. Balfour Company
Mediumgold; enamel
Credit LineGift of Rebecca Lebeda
DescriptionForty-five-year service button.Dimensions0.625 x 0.625 in. (1.6 x 1.6 cm)InscriptionsFront has a circle embossed with, "USS".
Front has embossed on center, "45 YRS"
Front has gold text at bottom "UNITED STATES STEEL CORP."
MarksMaker's mark on back of button "B [inside unrecognizable image] 10 K".
Maker's mark engraved on back of disk "L.G. BALFOUR CO."
Historical Notes45-year service button of Walter Fawcett, Jr. Born December 15, 1902, and died December 24, 1988. Walter, Jr. never married. He followed his father into the Homestead Steel Mill and worked there for 50 years as a machinist.
Previous owner
Walter C. Fawcett Jr.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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