Button, Political
Dublin Core
Title
Button, Political
Subject
Communication Objects
Personal Symbols
Belief Symbols
Description
Political button, Nuclear Freeze.
Thin metal disk with lip stamped toward back. Front of disk covered by paper with printed design.
Design: on medium blue background, black letters arch across top of design - SAVE OUR PLANET EARTH; and arch along bottom of design - USA/USSR FREEZE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Center of white mushroom cloud overlain by black hand, thumb toward right, arm toward left.
Design copyrighted by Erhard. Paper, and a layer of plastic covering it, curl over disk lip and are held by an inner metal ring which also holds a spring wire pin and loop clasp. Manufacturer's logo visible.
Thin metal disk with lip stamped toward back. Front of disk covered by paper with printed design.
Design: on medium blue background, black letters arch across top of design - SAVE OUR PLANET EARTH; and arch along bottom of design - USA/USSR FREEZE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Center of white mushroom cloud overlain by black hand, thumb toward right, arm toward left.
Design copyrighted by Erhard. Paper, and a layer of plastic covering it, curl over disk lip and are held by an inner metal ring which also holds a spring wire pin and loop clasp. Manufacturer's logo visible.
Date
20th Century
Identifier
0088-0076-0013
Medium
Metal
Paper
Plastic
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Donor
Rachel Skoney
Files
Collection
Citation
“Button, Political,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed April 27, 2024, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/86242.