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Unusual original 1939 Elgin, Illinois Young Republican Club banquet badge measuring approximately 42 mm in diameter, designed in the form of a vintage watch or clock dial.
The badge is designed in the form of a vintage watch or clock dial, complete with bold Art Deco-style numerals, minute markers and decorative watch hands. The face reads:
ELGIN
YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB
BANQUET
MAY 25, 1939
The watch-dial motif is especially appropriate for Elgin, Illinois, a city historically famous for the Elgin National Watch Company and its enormous watchmaking industry.
Period newspaper research also documents a Young Republican Club dinner meeting in Elgin in May 1939, providing historical context for the event represented by this badge.
The reverse is gold/brass-tone metal with vintage pin hardware. No manufacturer or maker marking is visible.
Important: This piece is being offered as an Elgin Young Republican Club event badge. No claim is being made that it was manufactured, sponsored or issued by the Elgin National Watch Company.
I have been unable to locate another exact example of this May 25, 1939 banquet badge in current online searches.
A fascinating crossover collectible for:
- Political memorabilia collectors
- Republican Party / GOP memorabilia collectors
- Elgin, Illinois historians
- Elgin Watch and horology collectors
- 1930s Americana collectors
- Art Deco collectors
- Vintage badge and pin collectors
You will receive the exact badge shown in the photographs.
