Button, Promotional
Object number2012.75.35
MediumMetal; Fabric; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionSmall circular white button with attached yellow ribbon which is attached by a gold chain to a small white plastic baseball bat.Dimensions0.2953 x 0.172 x 2.8543 x 0.689 in. (0.8 x 0.4 x 7.3 x 1.8 cm)InscriptionsPrinted around the edge of the pin in red is "PITTSBURGH / PIRATES".
Printed in red in a red outlined circle on the baseball bat is "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / BATS / HILLERICH & BRADSBY Co. / LOUISVILLE, KY."
On the bat, next to the pirate, printed in blue, is "PITTSBURGH / PIRATES".
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
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
Hillerich and Bradsby Company
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
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