U.S. Mail sponsor pin created for the Olympic Games
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: U.S. Mail sponsor pin created for the Olympic Games. Olympic pin collecting began as early as 1900 and gained momentum at the 1936 Games. Through the 1960s pin trading was on the upswing but really took off at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games with sponsor's becoming more prevalent. Coca-Cola set up a pin trading area at the Calgary Games which gave a boost to the hobby which is still a big part of the Olympic experience.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Collectors
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Olympics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Advertising
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2008.3038.21
label: nonaccession number
content: 2008.3038
label: catalog number
content: 2008.3038.21
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin, olympic
label: Object Name
content: olympic pin
label: Object Name
content: pin, summer olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 cm x 1.7 cm; 13/16 in x 11/16 in