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Button, Promotional

Object number2008.40.1

Manufacturer Bastian Brothers Company

Date1941

OriginRochester, NY

MediumMetal; Ink

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionRed, white, and blue metal circular lithograph button, with straight pin in back. Blue and white text on front. Red maker's mark stamps on back, behind pin.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.813 × 0.938 × 0.25 in. (2.1 × 2.4 × 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsAround center: "FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS / 1941"; in center, "I'M / GLAD / I'M / WELL".
MarksStamp: "BASTIAN BROS. CO. / [on seal] / ROCHESTER N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A."
Historical NotesButton given to those who contributed in donating to the polio vaccine cause.

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