Circa 1920s Yellowstone Park Hotels Black Bear Logo Celluloid Pin

This is a circa 1920s pin for the Yellowstone Park Hotels. Many hotels were set up within Yellowstone, the world's first national park, which was christened in 187The design of the pin, which features a black bear within a blue circle, looks to be made of a paper overlay covering a celluloid body. It is by Western Badge & Novelty Company of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Circa 1920s.

Approximately 1-1/4" in diameter.

Celluloid, paper, paper backing.

Straight pin with loop catch.

WESTERN BADGE & NOV. CO. JOHN A. DETHERT, PROP. BADGES BANNERS BUTTONS ST. PAUL MINN, union mark.

This is from a hotel advertising collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VAL95 LBHX9/12 SeDJX3/15

7- (Very Fine-): The pin shows some spots of moderate wear and aging.

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