"The World's Fairest" Buttons, 1939

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Fastener)

Date Made

1939

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.61.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Emily Nietering.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Brown
White (Color)
Orange (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 4.313 in
Width: 3.063 in
Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on front of packaging: The / WORLD'S FAIREST / Le / CHIC / (C) NYWF / MADE IN U.S.A. on button: 1939 / NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR on button: NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR / 1739 1939