Plate, Commemorative
Object number2012.75.17
Manufacturer
Wilton Brass Company
OriginColumbia, PA
Mediummetal
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionMetal plate in the Queen Anne style. The middle of the plate has the seal of Pennsylvania carved.Dimensions0.5 x 6.937 in. (1.3 x 17.6 cm)InscriptionsAround the seal is "SEAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA".
MarksThe back has a stamp with "RWWP", with the two W's overlapping; there is another stamp with "RWP" slightly off-center; beside that is a third stamp but the design is unclear.
Below these stamps is "WILTON, COLUMBIA, P.A." carved.
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
Related person
Robert D. Fleming
Related institution
Pennsylvania State Senate
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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