Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2015.007.005 |
Object Name |
Pin, Promotional |
Other Name |
Souvenir |
Title |
Owen Sound Homecoming 1987 Pin |
Date |
1987 |
Year Range from |
1987 |
Year Range to |
1987 |
Artist |
The Sport Shop |
Made |
The Sport Shop |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
White lapel button with blue and yellow printing. It bears a motif of a sailboat and sunrise, with print reading: "HOMECOMING '87 / 1857 1987 / OWEN SOUND / 130TH ANNIVERSARY / JULY 24-AUG. 2". No maker's mark observed. It matches 1987.037.006. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by The Sport Shop of Owen Sound, Grey County. Dates to 1987. Belonged to the City of Owen Sound, which celebrated its 130th anniversary in 1987. It held a Homecoming event where these items were worn and given away. Last owned by Kate Jackson of Meaford, Grey County. She found it in an antique shop in Thornbury, Grey County in 2015. |
Collection |
Organizational/Government Collection |
Material |
Metal/Ink/Plastic |
Dimensions |
D-0.5 Dia-5.7 cm |
Found |
Meaford, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
Subjects |
Anniversaries Souvenirs |
Search Terms |
Owen Sound Homecoming '87 (1987) Owen Sound |
Function |
Distributed at the 1987 Homecoming events celebrating Owen Sound's 130th Anniversary. Worn on coats or bags, and some people put them onto baseball caps that were produced with the same logo on them. |