Independent Order of Odd Fellows badge

Description (Brief):

A button produced by the Keystone Badge Co. for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows' convention in Reading, Pa., in 1907. The button and badge bar are made of celluloid framed in metal. The maker's mark is on a paper insert on the back of the button. A red silk ribbon is attached to the badge bar.

Date Made: 1907

Location: Currently not on view

Referenced: United States: Pennsylvania, Reading

Subject: Fraternal AssociationsOdd Fellowship

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1274Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1274

Object Name: badge

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (parts material)metal (parts material)silk (ribbon material)Measurements: overall: 7.8 cm x 8 cm x 1.5 cm; 3 1/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 9/16 inoverall: 3 3/16 in x 3 7/8 in x 1/4 in; 8.09625 cm x 9.8425 cm x .635 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6282-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1335752

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