Pin

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.40

Description

Angular shield-shaped pin. The pin has a white enameled ground with "U|S" in royal blue at the top and the same blue vertical line decoration at the bottom. In the middle of the pin are the words, "DEAF / SKI TEAM" in red. The pin has a straight bar backing to affix to fabric.

Context

Earned by an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 1980

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Membership

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

3/4 in

Width

5/8 in

Material

Metal, Enamel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austine School for the Deaf, United States Deaf Ski and Snowboard Association

Web Links and URLs

Records of Cross-country Skiing in Olympics-Deaflympics, Clip of New York Times-January, 1964, Clip of New York Times-February, 1964, Biography of Herbert Holbrook, History of United States Deaf Skiers Association and their merge with the AAAD-USDSSA