Nametag

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Name/Title

Nametag

Entry/Object ID

2016.17.4

Description

Nametag encased in plastic holder. The nametag is in two parts: a piece bearing a logo, and a smaller piece with perforated edges printed with the name, "JEAN JONES" and the group, "CENTRAL VERMONT SQUARE". The logo, printed onto the top portion, is in the shape of a shield that is blue at the top and red-and-white striped on the bottom. The Vermont state seal is printed onto the striped portion of the shield, and the inscription, "BICENTENNIAL 1776 - 1976 V S D A" is at the top. There is a safety pin back at the center top on the reverse, and the maker's label, "Wester Plastic Products / 1701 Magnolia Avenue P.O. Box 1429 / Long Beach, Calif. 90801 (213) 435-4881 / Patent No. 2.364.870."

Context

Worn by Jean Jones while attending a square dance in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War. BARRE TOWN - Jean Newton Jones, 88, of Osborne Road, died Friday evening, August 9, 2013, at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center. Her family was at her bedside. Born in Moretown on April 3, 1925, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Etta (Neill) Newton. She was a graduate of Spaulding High School in 1942. On September 25, 1949, she married the love of her life, Maurice T. Jones, in the Barre Congregational Church. Following their marriage, they made their home in St. Johnsbury, West Burke, Montpelier, and moved to their present residence in 1957 to establish the Jones Compound. She had worked as a bookkeeper for many years at the former Beaulieu Oil Co. in Barre. Jean enjoyed flowers and gardening, her berry patch, mowing her acreage on her "Jean Deere" tractor, bowling, square dancing, hand work, cooking and entertaining Jennifer and Jessica Pinkans, her cross-the-road neighbors. She was a longtime member and supporter of the Barre Congregational Church. Besides her husband, Maurice, she leaves three nieces, Nancy Audet and her husband, Alonzo, of Milan, Ohio, and Elizabeth Jones of Burlington; as well as her nephew, Christopher Jones and his girlfriend, Stephanie Walker, of Granville; and numerous other nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Wayne Newton.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.17

Source or Donor

Audet, Nancy Jones

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Western Plastic Products

Date made

1976

Place

City

Long Beach

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nametag

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Identification

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Material

Plastic, Metal, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jones, Jean Elaine Newton (1925-2013)

Person or Organization

Central Vermont Squares, Inc.

Person or Organization

Vermont Square Dancing Association

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

US Bicentennial Celebration