Whitehead & Hoag Company

Place: Newark

Born: 1892

Death: 1959

Biography:

The Whitehead & Hoag Company was a preeminent American manufacturer of advertising novelties, founded in 1892 by Benjamin S. Whitehead and Chester R. Hoag. They produced various items such as badges, buttons, match safes, pocket mirrors, and "Crystoglas" advertising signs. The company was known for its expertise and formalized friendship between the two founders.