Souvenir Package
ManufacturerManufactured by
T. B. Stephenson
Dateabout 1902
Mediumcardboard; metal; satin ribbon; plastic; paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 7/8 × 2 1/8in. (12.4 × 5.4cm)
Component (height x width of pin): 1 × 1 7/8in. (2.5 × 4.8cm)
Component (height x width of ribbon): 3 × 1 1/2in. (7.6 × 3.8cm)
Component (diameter of button): 1 1/4in. (3.2cm)
Component (height x width of pin): 1 × 1 7/8in. (2.5 × 4.8cm)
Component (height x width of ribbon): 3 × 1 1/2in. (7.6 × 3.8cm)
Component (diameter of button): 1 1/4in. (3.2cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA souvenir package related to the 1st Connecticut Volunteers Heavy Artillery regiment. The souvenirs are attached to the original cardboard manufactured by T. B. Stephenson of Bristol, Conn. and retailed for ten cents. At the top is a stick pin of a heavy artillery cannon. In the center is a red ribbon with black lettering for the 14th Annual Reunion of the 1st C. V. H. Art'y. At the bottom, behind the ribbon is a round button with a white background and black lettering. There is an image of a heavy artillery cannon in the center.
Object number1993.175.42
MarkingsRecto, printed on cardboard: "SOUVENIR./ MANUFACTURED BY/ T. B. STEPHENSON/ BRISTOL, CONN./ 10c."Recto, printed in black ink on ribbon: "1st C. V. H. ART'Y/ 14TH AN'L/ REUNION/ AND/ DEDICATION/ HARTFORD,/ CONN.,/ SEPT. 25, 1902."
Recto, printed in black on button: "SMOKE HARTFORD TIMES CIGAR/ MONUMENT DAY, SEPT. 25, 1902"
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