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Object Name:
Button
Object ID:
1996.040.07
Creator:
Bastian Bros. Co.
Place of Origin:
Rochester, NY
Date:
1918
Description:
Button, pin. Circular metal button, white and light green background, white and black letters. Obverse: "MODERN HEALTH CRUSADER / SQUIRE", center shows squire with Red Cross shield and spear, next to armored horse. Reverse has paper label: "BASTIAN BROS. CO. / MFR'S OF OF RIBBON, METAL / AND / CELLULOID / NOVELTIES / ROCHESTER, NY.", with union bug. Pin on reverse.
Material:
Metal
Dimensions:
D-0.1 Dia-0.9 inches
Provenance:
Part of a group of World War I and World War II ephemeral materials owned and used by Ida B. Pope (1889-1974) of Keene. Donated by Joan Jeffrey of Concord.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joan Jeffery
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