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Yellow pin featuring depictions of "gas," and "electricity," meeting each other, with the words, "I'm gas, I'm electricity," printed in speech bubbles above the letters, "G," and "E." "The Tiny Twins of the Budget Family," is printed on the frontside of the pin. The pinback indicates that this is an advertisement for the Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation." , undated

 Item — Carton: 1, Object: 154

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 inch

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Office of the City Historian Repository

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