BABCOCK PRINTING PRESS CORPORATION NEW LONDON CT. WW2 ERA EMPLOYEE BADGE {B07} For Sale

BABCOCK PRINTING PRESS CORPORATION NEW LONDON CT. WW2 ERA EMPLOYEE BADGE

Manufactured by BASTIAN BROTHERS COMPANY ROCHESTER NEW YORK

THIS IS A BADGE FROM THE EARLY 1940\'S - WORLD WAR II ERA.

Measurements: Approximate width 1.7\" and height 1.7\" .

Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1892 in Newark, NewJersey, by Benjamin S. Whitehead (1858-1940) and Chester R. Hoag (1860-1935)when the two teamed up to combine their expertise and formalize theirfriendship.

During the Second World War Whitehead & Hoag employedover 400 workers but it could not successfully grow from a mid-sizedfamily-owned company to a large corporation. In 1953 the last founders\' familymember with an active interest in the company died and the firm starteddeteriorating. One or two profitable years would be followed by several yearsof financial losses. In 1959, a long-time competitor, Bastian Bros. ofRochester, N.Y., bought the business.

It appears that more than a little vengefulness were at workin winding down operations. Rather than merging Whitehead & Hoag intoBastian\'s business, the new owner ordered the factory to be sold and all diesand records destroyed. Thus the carefully archived records and dies of manybeautiful medals were lost.

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