UMWA Working Button

Object/Artifact

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

UMWA Working Button

Entry/Object ID

MW.0289

Description

Small pinback button.

Context

United Mine Workers of America membership, issued upon payment of monthly or quarterly membership dues.

Collection

UMWA Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

front of button

Transcription

UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA JANUARY 1 1914 WORKING BUTTON

Type

Union Bug

Transcription

UNION LIP&BA LABEL

Dimensions

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Unit B: Shelf 3

Room

Artifact Storage Room

Category

Temporary

Date

December 19, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lithographers' International Protective and Beneficial Association of the United States and Canada

Web Links and URLs

Working buttons at miningartifacts.org