Advertising pin cushion

1910-1940

Celluloid, cloth, metal

Overall: 3 × 1 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 2.5 × 1 cm)

Gift of Bella C. Landauer

2002.1.2607

DescriptionTwo heart shaped celluloid sheets with red cloth padding sandwiched in between. The front is printed with blue flowers with red centers and green leaves around the words in black "Our Wedding & Engagement Rings are good for the Hearts./ The J.J. Heath/ Jewelry Store/ 112 Wash. Ave. S./ Lansing." On the reverse "Pin your faith to the hearts that are tried and true/ To the friends that have stood the test/ For miles and years change all but the few/ And those are the ones we love best." Pins have been stuck into the padding between the hearts of this advertising pin cushion.

ClassificationsLANDAUER COLLECTION OF BUSINESS AND ADVERTISING EPHEMERA

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