Description:
Employee 5 —year service pin at Heddon's:
.0001a: Box lid. Maroon paper covering with four gold stripes and a crest shape is square. Lined with white paper. Inside lid printed with red ink: "Gordon B. Miller & Co., Emblem Manufacturers, Cincinnati." All edges have scuff marks.
.0001b: Box bottom, white, .5"H x l.5"L x 1.5"W. Had a raised liner with a hole in it 3/4" in circumference. On the bottom is a paper sticker: "Preston Hartman 5 years tie tac"
.0001c: Box insert, 1.5"w x 1.5"L. Maroon plush material glued to cardboard, with white paper on the back and small hole in the center for the pin.
.0001d: Front of tie tack, 1.5"H x .25"W. Large mouth bass jumping. Tail is on sign that says "Heddon." Beneath this is a red circle with a silver color "5" in center.
.0001e: Back of Tie tac, .5" diam. Silver color receptacle for "fish" front and pinches to accept front.
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.0001a: Box lid. Maroon paper covering with four gold stripes and a crest shape is square. Lined with white paper. Inside lid printed with red ink: "Gordon B. Miller & Co., Emblem Manufacturers, Cincinnati." All edges have scuff marks.
.0001b: Box bottom, white, .5"H x l.5"L x 1.5"W. Had a raised liner with a hole in it 3/4" in circumference. On the bottom is a paper sticker: "Preston Hartman 5 years tie tac"
.0001c: Box insert, 1.5"w x 1.5"L. Maroon plush material glued to cardboard, with white paper on the back and small hole in the center for the pin.
.0001d: Front of tie tack, 1.5"H x .25"W. Large mouth bass jumping. Tail is on sign that says "Heddon." Beneath this is a red circle with a silver color "5" in center.
.0001e: Back of Tie tac, .5" diam. Silver color receptacle for "fish" front and pinches to accept front.
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Dimensions:
H—0.5 W—1.5 L—1.5 inches
Date:
1940s
Notes:
Employee service pin for five years at work at Heddon Co. Earned by Preston W. Hartman, father of donor. Heddon's was located on West Street, Dowagiac.
Object ID:
1993—0043.0001a—e
Object Name:
Pin, Service
Search Terms:
Heddon
Year Range from:
1940