World War I Youth Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Badge by Whitehead & Hoag

This is a World War I Youth Men's Christian Association (YMCA) badge by Whitehead & Hoag. The Association was started by a group of disillusioned young men in London in 1844 as a refuge from the social ills with which city life teemed. Nine years later the first American YMCA was set up at the old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts by a former sea captain. The pin is an open red triangle with a blue bar reading Y.M.C.A.

Circa World War I.

Approximately 7/8" in height and 15/16" in width.

Plated brass with enamel.

Horizontal pin with "C" catch.

WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK N.J.

This is from a YMCA collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJX02 VFEX12/10 SFEX6/17

8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The badge has light wear and tarnish with some very small spots of minor discoloration.

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