Badge, Identification
Object number2010.49.2
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1939
OriginRochester, NY
Mediumsilk; various metals
Credit LineGift of Ruth Byrd Smith
DescriptionFraternal ribbon attached to metal pinback bar with embossed images of a state seal, building, and the Liberty Bell. Ribbon is comprised of one blue and one yellow vertical stripe; silver metallic text on ribbon describes event. Attached to bottom of ribbon is a charm of the Liberty Bell.Dimensions1.875 x 5 in. (4.8 x 12.7 cm)InscriptionsSilver metallic text on ribbon, "14TH ANNUAL / CONVENTION / PENNA STATE / ASSOCIATION / OF TOWNSHIP / COMMISSIONERS / PHILADELPHIA / MAY ...1-24, 1939".
Front of Liberty Bell charm has embossed text.
Name typewritten on paper inside badge's top metal plate "J. W. Carter".
MarksMaker's stamp on back of both metal pinback bar and Liberty Bell charm "BASTIAN BROS CO. / ROCHESTER. N.Y."; in center, "MRB / P.I.U."
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to James W, Carter a township commissioner of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Carter was a member of several fraternal organizations including the American Woodmen, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elk of the World Lodge 515.
Previous owner
James Walter Carter
Related institution
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners
On View
Not on view
Harry Ash
1940
