Related institution
American Red Cross
Artist/Maker
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
(Newark, New Jersey, 1892 – 1959)
Pin-back button
1918
Place madeNew Jersey, Newark, United States
Metal, paper, celluloid
Overall: 1 x 2 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm )
INV.2421
DescriptionCircular pin-back button; white ground, red borders, blue and black text; image of red cross in center, flanked by red and green holly branches; "RED CROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL", "1918" ,"1222"; paper label on back.MarkingsPrinted on back paper: "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO./ BUTTONS,/ BADGES, / NOVELTIES/ AND SIGNS [Trades Council union label] / NEWARK, N.J."
InscribedHandwritten in blue pencil on back paper: "# 144"
ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
