Medal, Commemorative
Object number2010.74.9
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1915
MediumMetal, silk
Credit LineTransfer from McKeesport Heritage Center
DescriptionDelegate badge. Rectangular gold pin with red ribbon attached to an arrowhead-shaped medal. Printed across the pin in a viewing window is wearer's information. On the medal is an image of a statue of Chief Guyasuta with text around the edge. Text on medal reverse.Dimensions2 x 3.25 in. (5.1 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsPrinted across the pin in a viewing window is: "DELEGATE".
On the medal is text "SHARPSBURG PENNSYLVANIA / CHIEF GUYASUTA" around the edge.
Text on back of medal: "I HAVE / CONTRIBUTED TO THE / 22ND ANNUAL / WESTERN / PENNSYLVANIA / FIREMEN'S / CONVENTION FUND / SHARPSBURG, PA. / AUG. 9TH-14TH / 1915".
Historical NotesPart of a collection transferred from the McKeesport Heritage Center that documents Pittsburgh Volunteer Firefighting from the 1910s through the 1950s (majority c. 1925).
Related institution
Firemen's Association
Related institution
Seneca
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1976
Bastian Brothers Company