Pin, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Pin, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 2003.007 a-b
- Creator:
- Ballou (grip fastener) -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- East Providence, RI (grip fastener)
- Date:
- 1992
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pin, Bill Clinton and Al Gore, 1992. Small, rectangular pin, brass backing with plastic-covered paper front. Front of pin has blue background with yellow lettering, "Clinton / GORE" (Gore in smaller letters). Red and white striped banner bottom right. Green shield with yellow lettering "aft" on left. Small pointed, grooved post projecting from center of back where clasp attaches, shorter blunt post adjacent on left. Inscribed with union bug in oval, "UNION MADE / 456 / USA", bottom left corner. Round butterfly clutch grip fastener, 0.5" diameter, with small hole in center; back of fastener raised in center with small movable piece on either side that cause fastener to grip or release center post of pin. Inscribed on flat front, "BALLOU / REG'D".
A. Pin
B. Grip fastener - Material:
- Metal
Paper
Plastic - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 W-1.5 D-0.4 inches
- Provenance:
- In 1992, donor was a teacher in Rochester, NH, and a resident of Deerfield, NH. She was an AFT member (American Federation of Teachers).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Linda Day
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