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Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1982.114.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Bushnell Park Carousel button
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1982.114.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Bushnell Park Carousel button

Mediumplastic; aluminum
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA pin-back button for the Bushnell Park Carousel in Hartford, Conn. Button has a blue background with white text. In the center is an image of a carousel horse.
Object number1982.114.6
MarkingsRecto, printed in white: "BUSHNELL PARK CAROUSEL/ HARTFORD, CT."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of David Garfinkel, 1987.236.155 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Russell Badge Mfg. Co.
    1930-1979
    Gift of David Garfinkel, 1987.236.1 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    WinCraft Inc.
    1940-1975
    Gift of Janet Murphy, 2001.150.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Xtramart Convenience Stores
    1997-2000
    Gift of A. Douglas Proctor, 1997.38.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1976
    Gift of Judd Caplovich, 1997.9.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    about 1910
    Gift of Katharine Gross Farnham, 1994.49.4 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1929-1930
    Gift of The Buffalo Historical Society, 1959.82.3 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    The Hartford Fire Insurance Company
    after 1913
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.30 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    P. H. Weil
    1903
    Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5302  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Richard Welling
    1975