Souvenir
Object number2014.50.18
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1937
OriginNewark, NJ
MediumMetal, plastic, thread
Credit LineGift of the family of Isadore "Fred" Dupin, Jack and Patty (Dupin) Dominick, Fred and Bev Dupin
DescriptionGood luck souvenir. Gold, octagonal, medal attached to a small, round, gold button that has black text with a red, white, and blue plastic bow attached to the back. Red, white, and blue string attaches the medal and button pieces together. On the front of the medal is an image of a sun over mountains with a cornucopia of food below. Around the edge is souvenir message. On the back of the medal is a raised image of a Native American with crossed weapons below and event text around the edge.Dimensions1.625 x 0.25 x 2.25 in. (4.1 x 0.6 x 5.7 cm)InscriptionsGold button reads: "OFFICIAL / SOUVENIR".
On the front of the medal around the edge reads: "GOOD LUCK POCKET PIECE / PROSPERITY / KEEP ME AND PROSPER".
On the back of the medal around the edge reads: "SEMI-CENTENNIAL / GOLDEN JUBILEE / JULY 3.4.5. 1937 / CORAOPOLIS, PA".
MarksText on back of plastic bow "PATENT APPLIED FOR THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO., NEWARK, N.J."
Historical NotesDonor Patty Dominick’s parents met after WWII. Her father, Isadore “Fred” Dupin, was a tank driver during the war, and after the war he worked for Duquesne beer. He was also a volunteer fireman in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic Commissioner for Robinson Township from the 1960s until his death in 1981.
Previous owner
Isadore A. Dupin
(died 1981)
On View
Not on view
c. 1945
1939-1945
1948
