Pin, Promotional
Object number2014.55.14 a,b
MediumMetal/Enamel
Credit LineGift of William H. Rough
DescriptionMetal pin in shape of blue bird with round screw-on backing disk.Dimensions0.438 x 2.25 in. (1.1 x 5.7 cm)Inscriptions"FLORIDA" in gold text on bird's back.
Historical NotesThis pin belonged to Helen MacCloskey Rough. Manus MacCloskey immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Dungiven, Ireland, sometime in the 1840s. He worked on the river as a riverboat man, delivering coal from Pittsburgh to New Orleans prior to the Civil War. His grandson, James Edward MacCloskey, Jr., married Helen Irwin and they had two daughters. One of their daughters, Helen MacCloskey Rough, was an aviatrix.
Previous owner
Helen MacCloskey Rough
On View
Not on view
1999
c. 1940
1917-1918
American Safety Table Company
L.G. Balfour Company