Button, Promotional
Object number2008.124.1
Manufacturer
Hearst Corporation
Retailer
Kaufmann's Department Store
(1871 - 2005)
Date1980
MediumMetal; plastic; paper; ink
DescriptionCircular commemorative pinback button. Black background with polychrome drawings featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers teams including MLB World Series trophy, Willie Stargell, Terry Bradshaw, Super Bowl trophy, and both team logos. White commemorative text. Back has cardboard backing with pull out stand. Price tag on cardboard. Pin on back.Dimensions6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm)InscriptionsWhite text on front: "PITTSBURGH" at top and "CITY OF / CHAMPIONS!"
MarksText to left of images "[copyright symbol] 1980 / HEARST CORP." ; "4 wtae-tv / PITTSBURGH".
Back has price tag on cardboard: "KAUFMANN'S / 450 440 / GL 63 / 2.50".
Historical NotesButton boasting Pittsburgh championship-winning Pirates and Steelers of the 1970s. It was produced by WTAE.
Related person
Terry Paxton Bradshaw
(born 1948)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Steelers
Related person
Wilver Dornell Stargell
(1940 - 2001)
Related institution
WTAE-TV
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