Badge, Identification
Object number2013.20.7 a,b
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1968
OriginRochester, NY
MediumBrass/Satin/Metal
Credit LineGift of Emilie S. Staisey
DescriptionEvent badge with maker card. Badge consists of brass rectangular piece with green satin ribbon attached to bottom edge with suspended circular medal.Dimensions(a) Height: 4 ; Width: 1.75 (b) H: 5.5 ; W: 2.25
Inscriptions(a)
Brass rectangular piece embossed: "OFFICIAL".
Green ribbon has gold metallic print: "31ST ALLEGHENY / COUNTY FAIR / AND / WESTERN PENNA. / EXPOSITION / SOUTH PARK / AUG.21-25 / 1968 / [union logo]".
Circular medal embossed: "ALLEGHENY COUNTY FAIR".
(b)
Black printed text including “A convention badge is more / than a means of identifying the / wearer as a member of your / organization in convention. / …”
Marks(a)
Four maker's marks on reverse of medal.
(b)
Maker's information on bottom edge “BASTIAN BROS. CO. / ROCHESTER, N. Y. / [union logo] / Badges, Buttons, Metal and Celluloid Novelties / Gold and Silver Emblems".
Historical NotesAllegheny County Fair Official's badge. Leonard Staisey, from Duquesne, Pennsylvania, was the first blind man to be admitted to law practice in Allegheny County after passing the Pennsylvania Bar exams in 1948. Tom Foerster and Leonard Staisey were local politicians (Democrats) who were frequent legislative partners. In the 1970s, they were the Allegheny County Commissioners (Staisey's years as CC 1968-1976, Foerster was CC into the 80s) and created a legacy of development including the airport, social service networks, rapid transit systems, county parks and the Community College of Allegheny County. Donated in 1995 but not transferred to the Museum Division until March 2013.
Related person
Leonard C. Staisey
(1920 - 1990)
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