Promotional pin for the Velvet Peanut Butter Company, featuring a clean -cut white boy, winking. "Sunny Jim," is printed above the boy and the sentence, "Gee---that's me," is printed below. According to the blog, peanutbutterjars.blogspot.com, the boy pictured on the pin was Lowell Lawrence Firnstahl, a son of the founder of the Velevet Peanut Butter Company, Germanus Firnstahl. Lowell, according to the website, won a five-way contest with his siblings to earn the spot in the advertising campaign. , Undated
Item — Carton: 1, Object: 63
Content Description
From the Collection:
This collection consists of late 19th Century and early 20th Century pins related to Rochester New York. The material was collected by L. Warren Patterson of Spencerport, New York. The collection consists of pins and medals related to Rochester businesses, clubs, fraternal organizations, schools, special events, political campaigns, and veterans organizations. Other kinds of ephemera are also found in the collection, such as a shoehorn. Many of the pins were also manufactured in Rochester.
Dates
- Other: Undated
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.
Extent
1 Files ; 1 1/2inches
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Office of the City Historian Repository
Contact:
115 South Ave.
Rochester 14604-1896 USA USA
585-428-8095
585-428-8353 (Fax)
christine.ridarsky@libraryweb.org
115 South Ave.
Rochester 14604-1896 USA USA
585-428-8095
585-428-8353 (Fax)
christine.ridarsky@libraryweb.org