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Ribbon, Commemorative

Object number2015.107.18 a,b

Manufacturer Arthur Von Senden Company

Date1930

OriginPittsburg, PA

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumMetal/Silk/Fabric/Paper/Ink

Credit LineIn memory of Edward J. Reis

DescriptionCommemorative badge consisting of badge attached to paper card and paper instruction card. George Westinghouse Memorial commemorative badge. Metal pinback badge at top is in the shape of the memorial. Cream-colored silk ribbon attached to metal badge with blue text on front. Badge's pinback pierces a cream-colored rectangular paper card that has blue printed maker's mark on the front along the bottom; back of card is undecorated.Dimensions(a) Height 4.375, Width 2.063, Depth 0.313;
(b) Height 2, Width 4, Depth <.031.
Inscriptions(a)
Front of metal badge along bottom: Raised text "GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE MEMORIAL".

Front of ribbon in blue text: "UNVEILING / AND / DEDICATION / OF / GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE / MEMORIAL / OCTOBER 6, 1930 / SCHENLEY PARK / PITTSBURGH, PA."

Front of card along bottom is printed blue text: "Arthur Von Senden Co. / Pittsburg, Pa."

(b)
Front of card is black printed text: "THIS BADGE SHOULD BE CAREFULLY / PRESERVED UNTIL OCTOBER SIXTH AND / WORN AT THE UNVEILING EXERCISES / TO BE HELD AT TWO-THIRTY THAT / AFTERNOON AT SCHENLEY PARK."
Marks(a)
Front of card along bottom is printed blue text: "Arthur Von Senden Co. / Pittsburg, Pa."
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Westinghouse-related material collected by Ed Reis.

Previous owner Edward J. Reis

Related person George Westinghouse Jr. (1846 - 1914)

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