Badge — OZ Magazine Pin Badge, London, ca.1970
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca.1970
Badge — OZ Magazine Pin Badge, London, ca.1970 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca.1970. The museum's brief description reads: Circular pin badge.
Orange background with pink text reading 'GUARANTEED OZ BEAUTIFUL !FREAK!' and image of Lee Heater who appeared on OZ the cover of issue 24. Printed paper on a metal backing covered with celluloid, ca. 1970. Felix Dennis OZ Magazine Archive. Museum description: Metal pin badge with printed paper and plastic film cover. Image of a man with dreadlocks. Dayglow colours with orange background with pink text and image. The museum record gives material recorded as paper, plastic, metal; measurements Diameter 5.5 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: unknown.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This a pin badge promoting the countercultural magazine OZ. It has a psychedelic style typical of the underground press movement with an orange background and pink text reading 'GUARANTEED OZ BEAUTIFUL !FREAK!' features an image of a dreadlocked 'freak' named Lee Heater who appeared on OZ the cover of issue 24 as a poster boy for an alternative lifestyle. Printed paper on a metal backing covered with celluloid, ca. 1970.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper, plastic, metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter 5.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printed paper and plastic film pressed on to metal pin back
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'GUARANTEED OZ BEAUTIFUL !FREAK!'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Badge
- Museum object number
- S.26-2018
- Museum system number
- O1429974
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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