Lapel Pins
DistributorDistributed by
Hartford Electric Light Company
American
Date1914-1959
Mediumgold, enamel, gemstones
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (All pins same dimmensions): 11/16 × 3/16 × 9/16in. (1.7 × 0.5 × 1.4cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of William Whalen
DescriptionSix 10K gold, gemstone, and enamel lapel pins (.2-.7) denoting years of service to the Hartford Electric Light Company, awarded to Henry Axel Jacobson.
(.2) Blue and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small blue-colored gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a blue circle, and reads, “HELCO / 10 / Years / Service”
(.3) Blue and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small red-colored gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a blue circle, and reads, “HELCO / 15 / Years / Service”
(.4) Green and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small green-colored gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a green circle, and reads, “HELCO / 20 / Years / Service”
(.5) Red and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small diamond-like gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a red circle, and reads, “HELCO / 25 / Years / Service”
(.6) Red and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small diamond-like gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a red circle, and reads, “HELCO / 30 / Years / Service”
(.7) Red and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small diamond-like gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a red circle, and reads, “HELCO / 40 / Years / Service”
(.2) Blue and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small blue-colored gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a blue circle, and reads, “HELCO / 10 / Years / Service”
(.3) Blue and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small red-colored gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a blue circle, and reads, “HELCO / 15 / Years / Service”
(.4) Green and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small green-colored gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a green circle, and reads, “HELCO / 20 / Years / Service”
(.5) Red and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small diamond-like gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a red circle, and reads, “HELCO / 25 / Years / Service”
(.6) Red and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small diamond-like gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a red circle, and reads, “HELCO / 30 / Years / Service”
(.7) Red and white enamel and metal bar-back lapel pin with a small diamond-like gemstone at the center, the pin depicts a white light bulb surrounded by a red circle, and reads, “HELCO / 40 / Years / Service”
Object number2020.25.2-.7
Inscribed(.2) Obverse: “HELCO / 10 / Years / Service”(.3) Obverse: “HELCO / 15 / Years / Service”
(.4) Obverse: “HELCO / 20 / Years / Service”
(.5) Obverse: “HELCO / 25 / Years / Service”
(.6) Obverse: “HELCO / 30 / Years / Service”
(.7) Obverse: “HELCO / 40 / Years / Service”
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