Badge, Identification
Object number2017.23.1
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Dateafter 1924
MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Celluloid/Plastic
Credit LineGift of Sue Sloan
DescriptionIdentification badge. Circular gray metal frame with imprinted name of company. Clear celluloid or plastic window with off-white paper behind; paper has five-digit number printed in black at center. Flat brass metal backer with pinback across center. Maker's mark and patent dates imprinted behind pinback bar.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 1.5 × 0.375 in. (3.8 × 1 cm)InscriptionsCircular gray metal frame with imprinted text "PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY".
Framed paper has number printed in black at center "11361".
MarksText imprinted on reverse at center, behind pinback bar "BASTIAN BROS Co. / PAT'D / NOV. 8, 1921 / APR. 15, 1924".
Historical NotesPittsburgh Plate Glass Company I.D. badge donated by a current employee. She found the item at PPG offices downtown and does not know when it dates from.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
(1883 - 1968)
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Bastian Brothers Company
Bastian Brothers Company
