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Mercury Friendship 7 Lapel Pin
Artifact IDMO 63.1808
Object Type
Pin, Lapel
Date
1962
Date Presented6/27/62
Maker
Galt & Brother Jewelers
(American, est. 1802)
Designer
B.A. Ballou & Co (American, 1868 - 2009)
(American, 1868 - 2009)
Medium
14K gold
DimensionsOverall Diam 3/4 in (1.9 cm)
Physical DescriptionGold lapel pin depicting an orbit around a globe. Globe engraved "MERCURY ORBITAL", orbital encicrling globe engraved "FRIENDSHIP 7." Back of pin engraved "J.F.K."; makers' marks "-GALT-" at top, "BAB14K" at bottom.
Historical NoteThis pin is one of a small number brought into space by John Glenn on his celebrated manned orbital flight of the Earth on February 20, 1962. During a White House visit on June 27, 1962, the astronaut gave the personally engraved pin to President Kennedy, who thanked Col. Glenn for the "the Mercury pin which you carried in your flight suit"
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteThis pin was presented to President John F. Kennedy at the White House on June 27, 1962 by John Glenn. It was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1965 by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view
Related Links
"Letter from JFK to John Glenn, 27 June 1962, John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers, President's Office Files."