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ARTIFACT:
Great 1930's Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City employee access badge. The huge, celluloid badge shows a blue bell in the center that reads: "BELL SYSTEM" and above shows the number: "359" and surrounding it reads: "THE CHES. & POT. TELEPHONE CO. OF BALTO. CITY", "ADMIT TO NON-EQUIPMENT QUARTERS ONLY"
VINTAGE:
Circa 1930's
SIZE:
Approximately 3" in diameter
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Celluloid and steel
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal safety style pin
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a communications collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MDJX15 LBGEX1/16
CONDITION:
7- (Very Fine-): The badge shows moderate wear and a light rim 'ding' at 7:00 and a small scrape/hole at 11:00 (see photos below)
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.