Button, Promotional
Object number2010.39.6
Date1932
Mediummetal ; paper
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionCircular button. Yellow background with dark blue text on obverse. White paper attached to reverse.Dimensions1 x 1 in. (2.5 x 2.5 cm)InscriptionsDark blue text on obverse: "POST-GAZETTE / T 32997 / PROSPERITY / BUTTON".
Printed on white paper attached to reverse: "WATCH / FOR NUMBER / DAILY / FOR VALUABLE / CASH PRIZES IN / PITTSBURGH / POST- / GAZETTE".
MarksUnion symbol.
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
Related person
Erwin Schofer
(died 1955)
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