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The shield button is interesting. It looks like a rod of Asclepius (Romans "borrowed" it later for the caduceus of Mercury) under a rolling pin? Asclepius was the god of medicine - how used by physicians/doctors.
I think your 454 E. Smith tag is a shop tag. 454 was probably his employee number. In the old days that helped tell who was in the plant prior to a time clock punch card.
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The shield button is interesting. It looks like a rod of Asclepius (Romans "borrowed" it later for the caduceus of Mercury) under a rolling pin? Asclepius was the god of medicine - how used by physicians/doctors.
That was my take too. The fleur de lis made me think it might be some kind of scouting activity badge. They sometimes have strange combinations of imagery. I've seen badges with rolling pins on them that relate to 'cookie sale' for fund raising but I struggle to see any connection between cookery and medicine/health care, except from a nutrition standpoint. The Rod of Asclepius is unmistakable, but I don't know of anything 'medical' that might be mistaken for a rolling pin.