Object Details
- referenced
- New York Mets
- Description
- Button featuring an image of the New York Mets mascot "Mr. Met."
- The mascot for the New York Mets professional baseball team, Mr. Met first appeared in game programs in 1963, one year after the team was founded. A live version of Mr. Met was introduced in 1964, making the mascot the first to appear at games in human form.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1970
- ID Number
- 1996.0213.322
- accession number
- 1996.0213
- catalog number
- 1996.0213.322
- Object Name
- button, baseball
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in; x 15.24 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Baseball
- level of sport
- Professional
- web subject
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmah_1433170
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-b66e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
