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Manufacturer (Newark, New Jersey, 1892 – 1959)

Pin-back button with ribbon

early 20th-mid 20th Century
Place madeNew York, NY, United States
Silk, metal, paper, plastic
Part (ribbon): 2 3/8 × 5/8 in. (6 × 1.6 cm)
Part (pin): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
INV.2061
DescriptionRound pin-back button; white ground with red text; red cross in center; attached to red, white, and blue striped grosgrain ribbon; paper label on back.
MarkingsOn back paper: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO./ BUTTONS/ BADGES/ NOVELTIES/ AND SIGNS/ [union label]/ NEWARK, N.J."
ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
Pin-back button
Pin-back button
American Red Cross
1914-1918
INV.4107
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American Red Cross
1914-1918
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American Red Cross
1918
INV.2421
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Pin-back button
American Red Cross
early 20th-mid 20th Century
INV.2288f
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Pin-back button
American Red Cross
early 20th-mid 20th Century
INV.2288e
Pin-back button
Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1921
INV.2288c
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Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1920
INV.2288d
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Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1919
INV.2288s
Pin-back button
Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1919
INV.2288t
Pin-back button
Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1919
INV.2288q
Pin-back button
Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1919
INV.2288u
Pin-back button
Pin-back button
American Red Cross
ca. 1919
INV.2288r