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September 1st, 1999
The men and women who worked on board the New Haven Railroad's dining cars and grill cars were issued several different kinds of badges or pins as part of their official uniform. Here are a few examples of such pins from the collection of Marc Frattasio.
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This pin was worn by dining car waiters during the 1930s and 1940s. Each waiter had a specific number which corresponded to the job he was assigned perform in preparing the dining car for its run. The pin is stamped 'John Robbins Mfg Co. Boston Mass.' on the back. |
| This is a later style of dining car waiter's pin which was issued during the 1950s and 1960s. It is much smaller than the older pin shown above and is not marked on the back in any way. Pins such as this one and the one shown above were typically worn on the waiter's jacket. |  |
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This pin was worn by grill car attendants and some dining car waiters during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The New Haven's famous grill cars were operated by female crews who were called 'The Grill Car Girls'. In common with dining car waiters, all grill car attendants were assigned a number. This pin features a blue enamel inlay and is not marked on the back in any way. |
| This sterling silver pin, in the shape of a stylized DL-109 powered passenger train, was issued to grill car hostesses and other female train crew members during the late 1940s and early 1950s. |  |
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This sterling silver pin, with blue enamel inlay, was issued to grill car hostesses and other female passenger train attendants during the mid to late 1950s. |
| This sterling silver pin, once again in the shape of a stylized DL-109 powered passenger train, was issued to grill car hostesses during the late 1950s and 1960s. |  |
August 1999: New Haven Railroad Lapel Pins
July 1999: The 1939 New York World's Fair -- 60th Anniversary
February 1999: Special Trains of the 1950s and 1960s
January 1999: Ticket Envelopes
December 1998: Holiday Advertising Material
November 1998: New York City Travel Advertising Material
October 1998: Boston Travel Advertising Material
September 1998: The Hurricane of 1938 -- 60th Anniversary
July 1998: The New Haven Goes Back to Cape Cod
June 1998: The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair
May 1998: Official Gifts of the McGinnis Era
March 1998: Pre-War Advertising Brochures
February 1998: New Haven Railroad Freight Service Advertising from the 1950s and 1960s
December 1997: Hotel Montclair Advertisement ca. 1939
