Press Badge: Connecticut Constitutional Convention, 1965
MakerMade by
Bastian Brothers Company
American, founded 1895
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
Date1965
Mediumbrass, silk, cardstock, printed ink
Dimensions(a) Primary Dimensions (overall height x width of badge): 4 1/8 × 2in. (10.5 × 5.1cm)
(b) Primary Dimensions (overall height x width of card): 5 7/16 × 2 3/16in. (13.8 × 5.6cm)
(b) Primary Dimensions (overall height x width of card): 5 7/16 × 2 3/16in. (13.8 × 5.6cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
Description(a) Badge on original (b) cardstock information sheet. It is a press badge for the 1965 Connecticut Constitutional Convention issued to Frank Lorenzo of UPI.
(a) The badge has a brass identification bar at the top that reads, "CONNECTICUT / CONSTITUTIONAL / CONVENTION / 1965 / NEWS MEDIA," which is attached to a red ribbon. A round medallion at the bottom of the ribbon reads, "SEAL OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT."
(b) Printed in black on front of information card: "A convention badge is more / than a means of identifying the / wearer as a member of your / organization in convention. / After the business sessions / and entertainments are over it is / often the only tangible memento / of the meeting. / In years to come, it will recall / the pleasures of the convention / and the friendships made or / renewed at it. / You can specify Bastian Bros. / Co. badges with full confidence / that they are fairly priced, artisti- / cally designed and worthy of use / by your organization. / BASTIAN BROS. CO. / ROCHESTER, N. Y. / Badges, Buttons, Metal and Celluloid Novelties / Gold and Silver Emblems."
(a) The badge has a brass identification bar at the top that reads, "CONNECTICUT / CONSTITUTIONAL / CONVENTION / 1965 / NEWS MEDIA," which is attached to a red ribbon. A round medallion at the bottom of the ribbon reads, "SEAL OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT."
(b) Printed in black on front of information card: "A convention badge is more / than a means of identifying the / wearer as a member of your / organization in convention. / After the business sessions / and entertainments are over it is / often the only tangible memento / of the meeting. / In years to come, it will recall / the pleasures of the convention / and the friendships made or / renewed at it. / You can specify Bastian Bros. / Co. badges with full confidence / that they are fairly priced, artisti- / cally designed and worthy of use / by your organization. / BASTIAN BROS. CO. / ROCHESTER, N. Y. / Badges, Buttons, Metal and Celluloid Novelties / Gold and Silver Emblems."
Object number2023.82.27a-b
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
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Whitehead and Hoag Company
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