Connecticut Pomological Society button
Dateabout 1910
Mediumplastic; aluminum; paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 1 3/4in. (4.4cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Judd Caplovich
DescriptionA round pin-back button with a cream background and brown text. In the center of the button is a basket filled with and overflowing with fruit. A sign in front of the basket reads "The New England Fruit Show/ Connecticut State Exhibit." Text around the button perimeter says "CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY/ "MEMBER 1910.""
Object number1997.9.0
MarkingsRecto, printed in brown ink: "CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY/ 'MEMBER 1910'"Verso, typed in black ink: "Buttons made by/ The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N. J., U. S. A./ Pat. April 14, 1896,/ July 21, 1896."NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut Pomological Society was founded in 1891. The Society is involved in the development of pest management and disease control for Connecticut's orchards.
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Whitehead and Hoag Company
Whitehead and Hoag Company
Whitehead and Hoag Company
1922
Whitehead and Hoag Company