Button, Political
Object number2013.73.1
Date1942-1944
MediumPaper, ink, metal
Credit LineGift of Muriel Moreland
DescriptionRound, white button with blue lettering and a horizontal pin across the back. Image in the center is the Pennsylvania coat of arms (without the two horses) with crossed olive branches around the shield.Dimensions0.25 x 2.125 in. (0.6 x 5.4 cm)InscriptionsAt the top reads: "SHERIFFS RIFLES / 131".
Across the bottom with a star at each end reads: "ROBERT J. CORBETT / SHERIFF OF / ALLEGHENY CO."
Historical NotesPolitical button for Allegheny County Sheriff Robert J. Corbett. Corbett was a U.S. Congressman from 1938-1940 and again from 1945-1971. In between serving as a U.S. Congressman, Corbett was Sheriff of Allegheny County from 1942-1944.
Related person
Robert J. Corbett
On View
Not on view
1940-1972
William H. Horstmann Company
