PIN
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- "WOMANHO"
- Date Range From
- 1955
- Date Range To
- 1958
- Materials
- BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P20110020010
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- "WOMANHO"
- Date Range From
- 1955
- Date Range To
- 1958
- Materials
- BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 1.9
- Length
- 1.5
- Width
- 0.7
- Description
- BRASS BEEHIVE SHAPED PIN. HIVE IS TEXTURED IN LAYERS AND HAS STAND AND DOORWAY HOLE. BELOW HIVE IS RAISED LETTERING THAT READS, “WOMANHO.” REVERSE HAS FOLDING PIN AND CUP CLOSURE.
- Subjects
- PERSONAL SYMBOL
- CLOTHING-ACCESSORY
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- COMMEMORATIVE
- History
- ACCORDING TO DONOR JEAN JOHNSTONE IN 2011, “WHEN I WAS IN GILBERT PATERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1955 TO 1958, I MET AND MADE FRIENDS WITH DIANE HATCH. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MORMON CHURCH AND SHE ASKED ME TO ATTEND A GIRL’S GROUP AT HER CHURCH. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BEEHIVE GIRLS. THIS PIN IS TO BE WORN ON THE BLUE SASH (PREVIOUSLY DONATED) AT THE TOP BY THE SHOULDER. THIS GIRL’S ORGANIZATION WAS SIMILAR TO GIRL GUIDES AND AS I WAS A GIRL GUIDE BEFORE I MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1955, I FELT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR ME.” FOR PREVIOUSLY DONATED SASH, PLEASE SEE P20000011014. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20110020010
- Acquisition Date
- 2011-07
- Collection
- Museum
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