Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a state seal, crest, symbol or motto from U.S. states and territories; marked "Ohio", with a scene showing mountains beyond a forested river with sheaves of grain in a field. Part of a series of pre-World War I United States state buttons; some of the region names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4246
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52450
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a state seal, crest, symbol or motto from U.S. states and territories; marked "Colorado", with a shield topped by a fasces with a mountain above a pickaxe and a hammer over a blue banner marked "Nil Sine Numine". Part of a series of pre-World War I United States state buttons; some of the region names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4245
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52449
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a white flag with an elaborate red, blue and gold central crest, marked in black "Naples". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and region names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarettes", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4125
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52448
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a white flag with the letters "K.G.H" in black in the center with a yellow field in the upper corner, marked in black "Iceland". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "American Pepsin Gum Co.", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4124
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52447
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a blue flag with five scattered white stars, marked in black "Victoria", formerly a British colony, presently a state in Australia. Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and region names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4123
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52446
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a flag divided horizontally into red, white and red sections and in the upper corner red, white and blue vertical stripes, marked in black "Society Islands". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarettes", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4115
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52445
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a flag divided horizontally into red, white and red sections and a British Union Jack in the upper corner, marked in black "British Samoa". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarettes", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4122
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52444
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a white flag divided with narrow black stripes forming a cross and a red field with a white star in the upper corner, marked in black "Samoa". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. This button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4121
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52443
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a flag horizontally divided half blue and half red, marked in black "Hayti". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4119
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pinback button
Classification:
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a flag divided into alternating blue and red quarters with narrow white stripes forming a cross, marked in black "Dominican Republic". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. This button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.4120
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
52441
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




















