Award
Object number2008.41.16
Manufacturer
Ball Corporation
Date1984
MediumGlass; iron
Credit LineGift of Joan Beddow
Description47-year service award in the form of a colorless glass preserving jar with gold iron lid; circular body. Lid with blue screen-printed image of basket of vegetables and fruit and maker text. Embossed upside down on two sides is maker text and place name. Embossed on base is dedication text.Dimensions3.875 x 3.375 x 3.375 in. (9.8 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm)InscriptionsEmbossed upside down on two sides: "El Monte / California".
Embossed on base: "[in an arc] MANY HAPPY ROUNDS / [in the center] BILL H. / WADE / 7 37 47 5 84 / YEARS".
MarksLid with "Ball / 82-3".
Embossed upside down on two sides: "Ball".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to donor Joan Beddow's late husband, Logan Andrew Beddow, Jr., who was plant superintendent at Ball Glass in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Related person
Logan Andrew Beddow Jr.
Previous owner
Bill H. Wade
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