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Lincoln National LIfe Insurance 25th Anniversary Convention badge

Creator:
The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Location:
New Jersey, Essex County, Newark
Origin Date:
1930
Materials:
cloth, metal
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 2 1/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0711
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Navy blue ribbon is stamped with text in silver and features a bar across the top and a dangling medallion. The rectangular bar has a metal frame surround and a white paper insert with "Mr. M.J. Blitz" printed in black. A round silver medallion with President Abraham Lincoln's right profile in medium relief dangles from the end of a red, white, and blue American flag ribbon attached at the top. The medallion is backed by a short white ribbon. The text on the longer ribbon reads "The Lincoln Nat'l Life Insurance Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. 25th Anniversary Convention, Quebec, June, 1930." Please refer to 71.2009.082.0605 for a duplicate of this badge. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum