Chain, Key
Object number2018.123.2
Date1943
MediumMetal; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Alan J. Davidson
DescriptionFlat, rectangular metal and plastic key chain. Silver-gray metal frame with protruding tab on viewer' left short end with hole at center. Front has plastic center with Pennsylvania license plate image comprised of black background framing yellow State of Pennsylvania shape; state shape has orange square in the viewer's top left corner with black keystone containing number; the viewer's right section of the state shape has black text. Reverse has off-white plastic insert held in place by the metal frame's tabs; insert has blue and red text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.625 x 1.375 x 0.125 in. (1.6 x 3.5 x 0.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has black text in the viewer's top left corner "43" and black text on the viewer's right section "PENNA / 3PR92".
Reverse has blue and red text "Finder - Deposit Any Mailbox / Postage Guaranteed / DISABLED AMERICAN / VETERANS / 2840 Melrose / National Headquarters / Cincinnati, Ohio".
Historical NotesDisabled American Veterans key chain. Part of a collection that belonged to various members of donor Alan J. Davidson’s family who were from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These tags were an ongoing, nationwide fundraising activity of the Disabled American Veterans. The DAV mailed them, gratuitously, to people when they got new license plates, asking only that the recipient consider making a donation. The DAV’s selling point was that, if the tag were attached to one’s car keys, they’d return the lost keys to their owner.
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Disabled American Veterans
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