Button, Promotional
Object number2008.113.2
Manufacturer
Great Lake Sales Company
Date1960-1979
OriginChicago, IL
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Joe Kibbee
DescriptionCircular metal pinback button. White background with red printed text and image of pirate with eye-patch and dagger in mouth. Safety pin mounted on back. Dimensions2.125 x 0.375 x 2.125 in. (5.4 x 1 x 5.4 cm)InscriptionsFront has red printed text: "BUCS / WORLD CHAMPS".
MarksMaker's information on lower rim edge "GREAT LAKES SALES CO., 1676 OLIVE, CHICAGO, ILL."
Historical NotesButton advertising one of the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series championships. In its history, as of 2008, the team won a total of five world championships: 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, and 1979.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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