Fourth Liberty Loan button

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Collection Type

Clothing and Accessories

Date

1914-1918

GUSN

GUSN-222734

Description

Round Fourth Liberty Loan button with blue background and white text. Center image depicts a white flag with red trim and four vertical blue stripes. Pin fastener.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buttons (information artifacts)
metal
Button

Inscription

"Fourth / Liberty Loan" (printed)
"Animate Toy Co. / Union Label / Lithographers / of America / New York / New York" (printed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Animate Toy Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

New York, New York, United States

Dimensions

2/16 (H), 11/16 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3379

Places

New York state (United States)
New York City (New York state)

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