The Prudential

The Prudential Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Category
Advertising
Additional Images
The Prudential back Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Text on Button LIFE INSURANCE FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN THE PRUDENTIAL THE PRUDENTIAL HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR INS. CO OF AMERICA, NEWARK, N.J.
Image Description

Black and white illustration of a a large rock in water with white text on it and blue text on the top and bottom edge on a white background.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1890s
Additional Information

The Prudential Company was started in Newark, NJ, by insurer John Fairfield Dryden. It was one of the first companies to provide insurance to the middle class. Initially, the only coverage sold was burial insurance. The company adopted the name of the Prudential Insurance Company of America in 1877. A picture of a rock with the reference that the company had the “strength of Gibraltar” began being used in the company’s advertising in the 1890s.
Catalog ID AD0678