Name/Title
Button, CommemorativeEntry/Object ID
4.18.38Description
Janesville High School Cardinals Basketball Button. Material: metal, textile. Size: 3 1/2" L. Description: gold and black enameled circular metal button, "Janesville" printed in black in center; stick pin closure on back; gold ribbon attached to button extends down to hold gold metal basketball pendant with laces. (Pendant has the shape of a basketball, but there are laces. According to The Basketball Hall of Fame Museum: early basketballs had laces like footballs. The laces were removed from the design in 1937. Probably because it bounced funny if you dribbled on the laces... )Context
All artifacts were found in the home of John Schmidt of Janesville, MN. John is a great uncle to the donor. Emil Felske was a family friend. John's father was George Schmidt. George was part of the Janesville Fire Department and owned a clothing store with Werdin. George also sold insurance.Lexicon
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Object Name
Button, CommemorativeCreate Date
February 22, 2019Update Date
September 19, 2024