Membership Ribbon

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Convention ribbon.

Name/Title

Membership Ribbon

Entry/Object ID

2003.15.3

Description

Blue silk ribbon with a molded metal bar across the top and a metal medallion in the center. The ribbon is printed in gold with the inscription, "DELEGATE 7TH ANNUAL CONVENTION AT Sioux falls, S. D. JAN. 23 - 28, 1899". The central medallion is printed with an image of a building and the inscription, "NATIONAL CREAMERY BUTTER MAKERS ASS'N." There is a blue, shield-shaped sticker on the back that reads, "FRANK TUTTLE MANF'G OF SOCIETY GOODS BNNER FLAGS AND BADGES ELGIN. ILL."

Context

Produced for the National Convention of the National Creamery Butter Makers Association in 1899. The American Butter Institute (ABI) is an Arlington, VA-based trade association for manufacturers, processors, marketers, and distributors of butter and butter products. Originally established as the National Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers in 1908. There are currently 27 active member companies that market approximately 90% of all the butter manufactured in the U.S. Source: http://www.butterinstitute.org/about-us The last owner of this ribbon was Parker Perry (1903-1988) of Morrisville and Stowe, Vermont. Perry came to Vermont in the 1940s and was the gas-ration agent during the war for Mobil Oil, then called Socony Oil Co. He then purchased the Green Mountain Inn in Stowe and operated it for over 40 years. He was active in Farm Bureau affairs and was an early promoter of Vermont dairy products. However, he was not yet born at the time of this convention. See note below.

Acquisition

Accession

2003.15

Source or Donor

Anderson, W. Thomas

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Parker Perry

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Frank Tuttle

Date made

1899

Place

City

Elgin

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ribbon, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ribbon, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-3/8 in

Depth

3/8 in

Length

5-5/8 in

Material

Ribbon, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Perry, Parker (1903-1988)

Person or Organization

National Creamery Butter Makers Association