Bastian Brothers Company 355

Bastian Brothers Company Innovative Button Museum
Category
Innovative
Additional Images
Bastian Brothers Company button back Innovative Button Museum
Sub Categories
Photographs
ID Badges
Button Industry
Text on Button Bastian Bros. Co. 355
Image Description

White background with black text. Circular window to place a photo. This particular photo is Theron Bastian, of one of the founders of Bastian Brothers.
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 3/4 inch
The Manufacturer
Bastian Bros. Co.
Additional Information

Bastian Brothers Company opened in 1895 in Rochester, New York by brothers Theron Bastian and Frederick Bastian.  Originally a jewelry store, the company quickly began producing customized badges, paperweights, lapel pins, and award products. Bastian Brothers is a totally unionized firm. Bastian Brothers employees wore these pins as their employee identification. There is a small window in the front of the button, behind which a photograph is placed. 
Catalog ID IN0008