Pin

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2020.8.11

Description

Round metal pin designating the wearer and essential transportation worker. The top half of the ground is red while the bottom is blue. The white inscription, "ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION/WORKER/KEEP 'EM/ROLLING", encircles the edge of the pin. The sections of the inscription are separated by small silhouettes of a truck, a bus, and a car. At the center is a white shield surmounted by an eagle head and the black inscription, "OFFICIALLY APPROVED/ODT/OFFICE OF DEFENCE TRANSPORTATION".

Context

The ODT was a temporary government agency during and immediately following WWII with the goal of coordinating all domestic transport.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.8

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1948

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Occupational

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

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Events

Event

World War II