Gift of The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, 1991.136.15 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Soc…

Fraternal Order of Eagles badge

MakerMade by Bastian Brothers Company American, founded 1895

DistributorDistributed by Fraternal Order of Eagles American, founded 1898

Date1914

Mediummetal

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 3 1/4 × 1 7/8in. (8.3 × 4.8cm)

ClassificationsInformation Artifacts

Credit LineGift of The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

DescriptionA badge for the 11th Annual Field Day of the New England F.O.E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) held July 19-21, 1914 in New Haven, Conn. The top of the badge is decorated with an eagle and is attached by a five-link chain to a circular medal. The medal is decorated with a ship on the water and the profile of a man.

Object number1991.136.15

MarkingsRecto, inscribed: "11TH ANNUAL FIELD DAY/ NEW ENGLAND F.O.E./ NEW HAVEN/ JULY 19-21, 1914/ SIGILL CIVIT AT NOVI-PORTIN REPUB. CONNECTICUT ENSI./ 1784"

Verso, engraved: "1869"

Verso, inscribed: "BASTIAN BROS CO./ ROCHESTER N. Y."InscribedVerso, handwritten in black ink: "#9981/ #9981"

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