Nice Ca. 1900 Newsboy Badge Issued by the State of Maryland

Nice circa 1900 Newsboy badge issued by the State of Maryland. The oval badge is suspended from a large safety pin and shows a cutout in the center for paper name tag and celluloid insert; surrounding it reads: "NEWSBOY REGISTERED BY COMMISSIONER OF LABOR & STATISTICS MARYLAND" in black painted lettering. The reverse reads: "ARTHUR L. MERICK BALTIMORE, MD" in small detailed lettering.

Circa 1900.

Approximately 2-9/16" (with pin); Badge: 1-7/8" x 2-5/8".

Nickeled nickel, black paint.

Safety pin, & "figure 8" loops.

"ARTHUR L. MERICK BALTIMORE, MD"

This is from a newspaper-related collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-KDB-25-16 LBDEX11/16 SRET01/19

7+ (Very Fine+): The badge shows moderate wear, celluloid missing, most of the nickel plated and black painted details remain intact, overall very fine condition.

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