Westinghouse World's Fair Pin
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Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Souvenir pin commemorating the New York World's Fair (1939-1940.) The pin features the Westinghouse Electric Company's robotic mascot "Elektro."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
- 1939
- Associated Date
- 1940
- 1939
- ID Number
- 1989.0438.1482A
- catalog number
- 1989.0438.1482A
- accession number
- 1989.0438
- Object Name
- pin
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 1 in; 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm
- Place Made
- United States: New York, Queens
- Associated Place
- United States: New York, New York City
- United States: New York, Queens
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Clothing & Accessories
- Advertising
- Industry & Manufacturing
- 1939 exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Expositions and Fairs
- Expositions and Fairs
- related event
- New York World's Fair (1939)
- Record ID
- nmah_1129273
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d2da-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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