Badge, Political
Object number2015.22.1159
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1931
MediumPaper; Ink; Metal; Celluloid
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia.
DescriptionBadge consisting of a fabric ribbon attached to a gold tone metal pin at the top and a circular medallion at the bottom. Pin has a paper center with black, typewritten text throughout. Ribbon has faint gold-tone text. Medallion has a black and white photograph of Gifford Pinchot facing forward. There is a Philadelphia Badge Co. maker's mark printed on backpaper of medallion.Dimensions4.063 x 1.938 x 0.25 in. (10.3 x 4.9 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsTypewritten text on pin reads "Wilhelm F. Knauer / 35th Ward". Gold tone text on ribbon reads "PHILADELPHIA / COUNTY / COMMITTEE / INAUGURATION / GOVERNOR / GIFFORD PINCHOT / JAN. 20- 1931".
Maker's mark on back of medallion reads: "PHILA. BADGE CO. / PHILA. PA / 942 MARKET ST." Below this is a union label that reads "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES [ UNION / LABEL ] COUNCIL / PHILADELPHIA". Below this reads "BADGES / BUTTONS EMBLEMS". Front
MarksMaker's mark on back of medallion reads: "PHILA. BADGE CO. / PHILA. PA / 942 MARKET ST." Below this is a union label that reads "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES [ UNION / LABEL ] COUNCIL / PHILADELPHIA". Below this reads "BADGES / BUTTONS EMBLEMS".
Related person
Wilhelm F. Knauer
Related person
Gifford Pinchot
(1865 - 1946)
Related institution
Philadelphia County Committee
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Allied Printing
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Keystone Badge Company
