Gift of Bill Myers, 2012.560.0 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Pin-back Button

Date1929

MediumMetal, plastic, paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 2 1/8in. (5.4cm)

ClassificationsInformation Artifacts

Credit LineGift of Bill Myers

Object number2012.560.0

DescriptionYellow church convention pin-back button. Written across center of button in pencil, "Louis Neumann / New Britain". Symbol at top of button is a 10-pointed star within a circle, reading, "WALTHER LEAGUE"; printed across rest of button, in black, "NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT / 1904 1929 / 25TH ANNUAL CONVENTION / HARTFORD, CONN. / SEPT. 1-2, 1929 / CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH". Engraved on back of button, "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / NEWARK, N.J.".

Status

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