Pins and Badges

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The Missouri  & Kansas Telephone Company


New England Telephone "Our Slogan: SERVICE FIRST"


WWII NET&T Air Raid Protection badge

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New England Telephone employee badges
The top two pre-date the use of the term "BELL SYSTEM" which became official in 1908.  The bottom one is from 1908 or shortly thereafter.


Providence Telephone Company Badge
These are extremely rare






Southern New England Telephone Company Badge
These are extremely rare and were found in a cache of 13 badges at the estate sale of a descendant of one of So. Mass. Tel. Co.'s directors


Chesapeake & Potomac employee badge.  These are commonly faked and sold on eBay and other venues, the fakes are enamelled blue.