Button, Promotional
Object number2012.75.27
Manufacturer
Russ Berrie and Company Inc.
Date1979
OriginOakland, NJ
Mediummetal; ink; plastic
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionCircular green button. Printed promotional message in light green and white. Above and below the printing are light green shamrocks.Dimensions0.25 x 2.187 in. (0.6 x 5.6 cm)InscriptionsPrinted in light green is '"ST. PATRICK" below that is "IS ALIVE AND WELL / AT MURPHY'S BAR" in white and smaller print.
Marks
On the back on the edge of the pin is printed "1979 RUSS BERRIE & COMPANY INC / OAKLAND, N.J."
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Related institution
Murphy's Bar
Related person
Saint Patrick
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
Subjects
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Dave Wyler
c. 1980
Garland Advertising
