October 14, 1963 was proclaimed "Fischer Quint Day." Aberdeen became known (albeit temporarily) Quint City, U.S.A. Items created for the event included buntings, coins, buttons and bumper stickers.
The souvenir items were made available two weeks before the celebration. A blaze orange bumper sticker saying "I'm from Aberdeen, Home of the Quints" was 25 cents. The button sold for 50 cents. The commemorative coin was available at local banks for $1.00. It was embossed with the state flower of South Dakota, the pasque, Quint City, USA on front. Proceeds of the sales went into a fund to build a new home for the family.
The Quint Pins were made by local Girl Scout troops. They painted tiny safety pins with pink and blue enamel and linked them together in the birth order of the Quints. They were to become the official symbol of the celebration.
Also shown is a set of quint dolls sold as souvenirs of Aberdeen. A set of three inch unjointed dolls were dressed in flannel blankets, four in pink and one in blue, and packaged in a window box. Like the quint pins, the dolls were arranged in birth order 3 girls, boy, girl. A gold sticker was placed on the window that said "Aberdeen, S.D. Quint City, U.S.A. |
