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Object Type
Award / BadgeH&FRHS Catalog ID
00.25.01Date or Period
c.1935Credit Line
Jerry & Kathy (Fagan) BarrickEarliest Known Owner
Lewis F. Fagan Jr.Dimensions
1.5" diameter medallion, 5.75" tall with strap.Storage Location
Fireproof StorageDetails
This medallion was most likely issued as a safety reminder for employees to wear with their uniforms or as a departmental recognition for safe practices. It bears the embossed text “Safety Above Everything Else” along the top edge and “Potomac Edison Systems” along the bottom edge, framed around a generic embossed image of a power generation plant, high tension powerline mast and a Peter Witt style streetcar (which the company did not use) as well as the Potomac Edison logo.
The medallion is attached to a small adjustable leather strap and a plastic ring for affixing the strap.