Promotional Button

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Name/Title

Promotional Button

Entry/Object ID

2011.70.2

Description

Round button with multicolored fractal background and a black-and-white photograph of a man wearing glasses and a brimmed cap with the word "FRED" across the crown. The small white inscription, "SEE THE FILM MAN WITH A PLAN (802) 889-3474 - www.spreadfred.com", rings the bottom edge of the button.

Context

Made to advertise the film, "Man with a Plan," starring Fred Tuttle as a farmer whose retirement plan is to run for the US House of Representatives. In real life, farmer Fred Tuttle ran for the U.S. Senate in 1998.

Acquisition

Accession

2011.70

Source or Donor

Milne, James F. (b. 1950)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1996

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Button, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/4 in

Diameter

2-1/4 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tuttle, Frederick Herman (1919-2003)

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America