1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Co. Inspector Hat Badge and Booklet

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  • 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Co. Inspector Hat Badge and Booklet
  • 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Co. Inspector Hat Badge and Booklet
  • 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Co. Inspector Hat Badge and Booklet
  • 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Co. Inspector Hat Badge and Booklet
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Description

ARTIFACT:

This is a 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Company inspector hat badge and agreement booklet for railway employees. Also included is a memorandum dealing with paid holiday time from 1958 addressed to Elmer A. Koch, the presumed original owner of the badge and booklet.

VINTAGE:

Circa 1940s-1950s.

SIZE:

Badge: approximately 1-1/8" in height and 3-5/16" in width; booklet: approximately 6-1/16" in height and 3-3/16" in width.

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Badge: brass; booklet: paper with oaktag.

ATTACHMENT:

Badge: two tacks with folding legs; booklet: stapled binding.

MARKINGS:

Badge: HEEREN BROS. & CO. PBG.

ITEM NOTES:

This is from a railway collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VCEX08 LACEX3/11 SAJJX9/11

CONDITION:

7- (Very Fine-): The items have both seen some moderate wear: the badge has wear, particularly on the raised lettering and the back of the booklet has a stain.

GUARANTEE:

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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