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- Postal clerk chest badge, number 8444
Postal clerk chest badge, number 8444
Object Details
- Description
- U.S. Post Office Department clerk badge, number 8444, with horizontal hinged pin and safety clasp on verso. Shield design with horse and rider medallion; numerical figures positioned on upper raised banner; lower portion inscribed "WASHINGTON." Inscription on back reads "U.S. Government Property / If Found / Drop in Mail Box."
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1950s
- Object number
- 1987.0206.552
- Type
- Employee Gear
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 0.25 x 1.5 x 1.5 in. (0.635 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Postal Employees
- Record ID
- npm_1987.0206.552
- Usage
- CC0
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