Vintage Metropolitan Museum of Art Metal Admission Button- MMA MET, Plain "M"

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Vintage Metropolitan Museum of Art Metal Admission Buttons Plain "M"
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this is a fun vintage find for lovers of 'The Met', and a great addition to your collection; these are the vintage colorful metal admission buttons for the Metropolitan Museum of Art located on Fifth Avenue in New York City; initiated in 1971, the metal buttons were given out with each ticket and required to be worn around the museum; visitors were carefully watched by the museum security guards to ensure that each visitor's button was visible; the buttons were created in more than 16 different colors and the museum would rotate the color selection and use a different color every day; the museum ceased using them in 2013 due to rising cost of production; these buttons are based upon a design using the Museum's plain letter "M"; there are 10 buttons in the following colors and quantities(listed as shown on the first picture from top to bottom and left to right): Purple(0), Bright Pink(1), Orange(1), Light Orange(0), Light Blue(0), Aqua(0) and Grey(0); the price listed is for the purchase of a single button; please enter the number of buttons you wish to buy and send the seller a message with the colors and quantity you want.
Note: Purple, Light Orange, Light Blue, Aqua and Grey are sold out.