Name/TitleBadge: I Survived Fat Sams
About this objectRound pin badge with lime green background bearing the image of an American gangster-style man wearing a hat, pin-striped suit and coat around his shoulders, surrounded by the words 'I SURVIVED FAT SAMS ~ 031-228 3111 Fountainbridge Edinburgh'.
Date Made1986-1995
Period1980s-1990s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
MeasurementsDia: 38 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsfood & drink
Subject and Association DescriptionA Life in Badges – interviewing Anne Begg MP, in Aberdeen: https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2013/07/31/a-life-in-badges-interviewing-anne-begg-mp-in-aberdeen
Fat Sam's was a popular Edinburgh burger and steak eatery, open from 1986 until 2000. "Customers with sufficiently-large appetites were presented with a token ‘I Survived Fat Sam’s’ pin badge on completion of their meal": https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/gone-not-forgotten-fat-sams-edinburgh-3064205
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-50-15
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved