Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Members of trades groups and fraternal organization often wore badges and ribbons at various ceremonial occasions and when dressed for parades and similar events.
This badge identified a member of Local Union 22 of the Printing Pressmen's Union in Portland. The P.P.U. was organized Oct. 8, 1889.
About This Item
- Title: Printers' Union badge, ca. 1900
- Creator: Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, N.J.
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Brass, celluloid, silk
- Local Code: 1997.6.1
- Object Type: Physical Object
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