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Button

Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
ca. 1995
Medium 
Metal
Dimensions 
Overall: 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 0.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description 
Circular metal pin-back button with the inscription, "GRIDLOCK BUSTERS/ DON'T BLOCK THE BOX" printed around a personified image of a car within a red "no" symbol.
Credit Line 
Gift of Betsy Gotbaum
Object Number 
2000.921
Marks 
printed: obverse: "GRIDLOCK BUSTERS/ DON'T BLOCK THE BOX/ New York City/ Department of Transportation"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.