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  • Pinback button for Tuff Gong

    Issued by
    Tuff Gong, Jamaican, founded 1970
    Subject of
    Bob Marley, Jamaican, 1945 - 1981
    Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jamaican, 1963 - 1981
    Date
    after 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A pinback button for Tuff Gong. The button background looks like a record with red and yellow stripes and a black circle at the center. Red and yellow block text at center reads [Tuff / Gong]. Black text on the left side read [Smile Jamaica / Bob Marley and the Wailers]. Black text on the right side read [Prod. by Bob Marley]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Business
    Reggae (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.98
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bdc59adc-6fd8-49d8-aa2e-c16de39d1580
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