Button, Promotional
Object number2008.40.2
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1942
OriginRochester, NY
MediumMetal; Ink
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
DescriptionMetal circular button, with rounded tab extended on back. Red, white, and blue background colors, with red, white, and blue text alternating without.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.875 × 0.875 × 0.25 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm)InscriptionsText written on front, "THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION / FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS INC." ; in center, "[in diamond] Celebrate / Our President's / Diamond Jubilee / Birthday / [on banner] JOIN THE MARCH / OF DIMES".
MarksRed maker's mark stamp on tab "BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER N.Y."; seal ; on diamond superimposed on rectangle with "(I)PEU" in center; "PAT D 122040".
Historical NotesButton given to those who contributed in donating to the polio vaccine cause.
Related institution
March of Dimes
Related institution
The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Inc.
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Bastian Brothers Company
Bastian Brothers Company