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Box, Pin

Object number2008.153.7 a-c

Datec. 1900

OriginGreat Britain

Mediumpaper; metal; plastic

Credit LineGift of Lida Stell

DescriptionBox of 129 jet black mourning pins.Dimensions(a) Height: 1.75 ; Width: 2.75 ; Depth: .25
(b) H: 1.625; W: 2.5; D: .375
Marks(a)
Black sticker with text: "COLUMBUS / JET BLACK / MOURNING PINS"; vertically on left side of sticker, "MADE IN / GREAT BRITAIN".
Historical NotesDonor Lida Stell was born and raised in Braddock, Pennsylvania and the items in this collection relate to both her family and local Braddock history. The donor’s father is James Oliver Haney, b. 1883 in the Southside. He was the local mail carrier in Braddock and a member of the Carnegie Club. In 1910, he married Margaret Mason Haney who moved to Braddock when she was nine from Tarentum.

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