Badge, Membership
Object number2007.56.180 a-d
Manufacturer
Medallic Art Company
Date1924
OriginAttleboro, MA
MediumMetal/Silk
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionEvent badge. Yellow ribbon with medal. Top bronze piece: engraved with event information. Connected via two loops to a rectangular piece with city, state, and year. Printed in silver ink on ribbon is organizational name. Connected to bottom bar is a circular bronze metal, outside front edge in blue enamel; printed text along edge. Embossed head bust image of Abraham Lincoln, looking to the right.
Insert. Cardboard insert with hole on top for badge to attach to.
Rectangular, white box.Dimensions(a) Height: 5 ; Width: 1.75(b) H: ~5.25 ; W: 2.5
(c) H: 6.375 ; W: 2.875 ; Depth: .5
(d) H: 6.125 ; W: 2.625 ; D: .5
Inscriptions(a)
Top bronze piece: engraved, "58TH / NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT / GRAND ARMY / OF THE REPUBLIC".
Rectangular piece, "BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS / 1924".
Printed in silver ink on ribbon, "LADIES / OF THE / G.A.R."
Circular bronze medal has printed along edge, "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE / WITH CHARITY FOR ALL".
(c)
Handwritten in black ink: "Boston 1924 / Ladies GAR".
Marks(a)
Text on reverse of bottom medal "ROBBINS CO / ATTLEBORO".
(b)
Text printed in purple on front bottom "The Robbins Co. / Manufacturers of Badges and Medals / Attleboro, Mass."
Historical NotesFifty-eighth GAR National Encampment, Boston, Mass. August 10-15, 1924. Membership: 65,382. Found in collection.
Related institution
Grand Army of the Republic
Related institution
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Related person
Abraham Lincoln
(1809 - 1865)
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