Irwin Auger Bit Co Shipping Employee Badge - Founded 1885 Martinsville OH, HQ NC

Description

Up for auction is this early Employee Badge from The Irwin Auger Bit Company, Shipping / pin soldered to reverse
Founded in 1885 in
Martinsville, Ohio
as the Irwin Auger Bit Company by Charles Irwin, a
pharmacist
. Irwin had bought the rights to a solid-center
auger bit
from a local
blacksmith
.
Current headquarters is in Huntersville N.C.
brass - 1 5/8" in diameter (42mm) - so-so condition,stain/discoloration on right side - Shipping .00
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