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Badge - No Smoking, Melbourne, circa 1986
Reg. No: SH 920511
- Summary:
- Badge, alternatively known as a button, made by Patrick Bros circa 1986. It is part of collection of buttons assembled by the donor while active in left-wing politics at University of Melbourne 1979 - 1986. The No Smoking symbol - a cigarette with a red line through it - has been used to discourage smoking since the 1960s.
- Description:
- This is a ciircular button with a white background and a red border. The cigarette is white, outlined in black and with a red end and smoke. There is a red line through the cigarette. There is a welded pin on back.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Bill Watson, 1990
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 44 mm (Diameter) |
| Dimension Comment: | Measured 2.10.08 |
More information
| Tagged with: | health campaigns, public health |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | POLITICS & PUBLIC PROTEST |
| Secondary Classification: | (To Be Classified) |
| Tertiary Classification: | badges |
| Inscriptions: | Stamped reverse: PATRICK BROS/ MELBOURNE. |
| Manufacturer: | Patrick Bros., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1979-1986 |
| Place & Date Used: | University of Melbourne (The) Students' Representative Council, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1979-1986 |
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