Celluloid Novelty

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Object Details

advertiser

John P. Squire & Company

maker

Ehrman Mfg. Company

Description (Brief)

Oval pin advertising Squire's Pure Food Products. A pig on a blue background is surrounded by a with yellow border that reads "I Make Squire's Pure Food Products." The pig has a medal around its neck.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

2006.0098.0109

accession number

2006.0098

catalog number

2006.0098.0109

Object Name

Celluloid Pin

Physical Description

cellulose nitrate (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2.5 cm x 3.1 cm; in x 1 1/4 in

overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in x 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 2.8575 cm x .3175 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Celluloid

Advertising

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Pigs

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ff05-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1317007