[Barbary Coasters 1974 Pinback Button]

Name/Title

[Barbary Coasters 1974 Pinback Button]

Entry/Object ID

2022.10.05

Tags

Organizations, Artworks

Description

A circular, black pinback button designed to appear like an eight ball in billiards. It reads in white text "Barbary Coasters 1974."

Item Type

Pinback button

Context

From the California Revealed and the GLBT Historical Society: "Barbary Coasters Motorcycle Club was a gay motorcycle club out of San Francisco, founded in 1966." (Linked in this record)

Collection

Adrian J. Cardwell Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2022.10

Made/Created

Date made

1974

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

San Fransisco

State/Province

California

Location

Pacific

Region

West

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

LGBTQ+, memorabilia, billiard balls

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

LGBTQ+ motorcycle clubs

Category

Homosaurus

Other Names

Name Type

Organization Name

Other Name

Barbary Coasters

Color

Black, White

Valuations

Valuation Type

Donor Estimate

Value

$5.00

Date

Oct 25, 2026

Create Date

October 25, 2026

Update Date

October 25, 2026