Box 21

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or...

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Button with a metal stick pin; decorated with 32 in the center in black on a beige background, surrounded on the top in gold and in black on the bottom. Circa 1950s-1970s (1 ½ x 1/8) Purchased from eBay May 2008

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Button with a metal stick pin; decorated with “’32” in the center in black on a beige background, surrounded on the top in gold and in black on the bottom. (1 ½ x 1 ½ x 1/8”) [same as ART 149, but in slightly better condition]. Purchased from eBay May 2008

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Button with a meal stick pin; decorated with “’35” in the center in black numbers on a beige background, surrounded on the top in gold and in black on the bottom. Papers insert in the back of the button states: Pilgrim Badge & Specialty Co. 614 memorial Dr. Cambridge, Mass. Purchased from eBay May 2008

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Button. Button with a metal stick pin; decorated with PURDUE in black capital letters on a yellow background with a swatch of black at the top. (1 ¼ x 1/8”). Purchased from eBay May 2008

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Gold metal letters fashioned into PU with a small opening at the top for a key chain. Back of the decoration has pressed into it: Made By Mechanics Shop, Department of Practical Mechanics. (1 ½ x 1 ¼ x 1/16”). Purchased from eBay May 2008

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Gold colored metal fashioned into the shape of a spread eagle with a shield in the middle and a banner at the top with the words PURDUE and E Pluribus Unum. (2 x 2 x ½”). Purchased from eBay May 2008

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Yellow and black button with word PURDUE in the center in black letters with yellow and black ribbons attached as well as a miniature black football. (3 ½ x 1 ¼ x 1 ¼”). Purchased from eBay May 2008