Name/Title
Promotional PinsEntry/Object ID
1961.32.6a-ggDescription
33 pins, each consisting of a bent straight pin and a small, rectangular plastic tag. The tags are printed with the inscription, "FOR THE BOYS OVER THERE" within a red shield. Beneath the shield on a blue ground is the inscription, "UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN". The back is white printed in blue the mark, "PAT. MAY 16, 1905. WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO., NEWARK, N.J." Through a hole in the center top is straight pin with the head end bent into a small loop.Context
The United War Work Campaign was an effort to raise $170,000,000 to provide entertainment for American troops stationed abroad during World War I. The campaign began November 11, 1918, the day the war ended.Acquisition
Accession
1961.32Source or Donor
Plumley, Charles A.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Pin, PromotionalNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects