Postal clerk chest badge

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Object Details

Description

U.S. Post Office Department clerk badge with missing horizontal hinged pin and safety clasp on verso. Shield design with horse and rider medallion; numerical figures missing from raised upper banner; lower portion inscribed "HICKSVILLE, N.Y.".

Credit line

Gift of Marjorie Sered and Alvin R. Kantor

Date

1950s

Object number

1988.0088.27

Type

Employee Gear

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Height x Width x Depth: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (4.45 × 3.81 × 0.64 cm)

Place

New York

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Postal Employees

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8bda5aa88-8911-4e8d-b216-02bec976d6ab

Record ID

npm_1988.0088.27