Object Record
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Metadata
Accession Number |
1987.11.1 |
Object Name |
Pin, Promotional |
Tag Line |
1913 Rossland Winter Carnival souvenir pin |
Collection |
Memorabilia |
Description |
Dark metal souvenir pin from the 1913 Rossland Winter Carnival. The pin has a six point star in the center of a wreath with a bow at the bottom. In the center of the center of the star is an embossed image of a joker with juggling pins in its left hand. "Winter Carnival Rossland, B.C. Canada" is in a circle around the image. "Feb" is in the center star point, "3-7" is in the right center, "19" in bottom left, "13" in bottom right. Pin would originally have had a pin bar with a straight pin for attaching to clothing. |
Date |
1913/02/03 |
Provenance |
Found by Jim Shilsom in his garden. The Rossland Winter Carnival began in 1898 and was a yearly tradition until 1918 when the Carnival was cancelled because of the Spanish Flu. The Rossland Winter Carnival was not revived until after WWII and has been running yearly ever since. The original carnivals were held in February/March and later often coincided with large skiing competitions being held on Red Mountain. Today, the Carnival is held at the end of January. |
Material |
Metal |
Dimensions |
W-4 L-4 cm |
Search Terms |
Rossland Winter Carnival Rossland, B.C. |
Subjects |
Winter Sports Community Event Souvenir Celebration Memorabilia |
Source |
Viola & Howard Hayden |