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Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.15a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Wallace Barnes Co. pin
Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.15a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Wallace Barnes Co. pin

Distributor (American, founded 1857)
Mediumbrass; enamel paint; cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((a) pin height x width): 5/8 × 5/8in. (1.6 × 1.6cm) Other ((a) height x width): 1 5/8 × 1 3/4in. (4.1 × 4.4cm) Other (box height x width x depth): 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8in. (1.9 × 4.8 × 4.8cm)
ClassificationsCeremonies
Credit LineGift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger
Object number2016.99.15a-c
DescriptionA small service pin (a) awarded by the Barnes Co. for 25 years of service. The pin has two torches on either side with a laurel wreath between them. On top of the wreath if a red circle with a white center. At the bottom is a blue pentagon with "25" inside. The pin is attached to its original cardboard backing and is in its original cardboard box (b-c).
Status
Not on view
Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.11a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elvira S. Johnson
1940-1959
Gift of Mrs. Grace Clarkson Wilcox, 1935.2.91 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Dr. Reynold Webb Wilcox
about 1919
Gift of Marion M. Foskett, 1999.43.3a  © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George Gilbert Shepard
1918
Paperweight
Barnes & Abrams Co.
about 1890-1910
Paperweight
Barnes & Abrams Co.
about 1890-1910
Gift of the estate of Nahum S. Cutler, Jr., 2015.128.1.1-.5, Connecticut Historical Society, Co ...
YMCA of Greater Hartford
1940-1941
Gift of Mrs. J. H. K. Davis, 1959.34.11 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Robbins Company
about 1919
Gift of Marion M. Foskett, 1999.43.5  © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George Gilbert Shepard
1918
Gift of the estate of Ruth Cloyes, 1980.37.1 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
The Travelers Insurance Company
November 1925
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.10, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Beatrice Fox
1952