Badge, Campaign
Object number2015.22.231
Manufacturer
J.H. Shaw Company
Date1894
MediumFabric; Ink; Metal; Celluloid
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionThree ribbons; one blue, one white, and one read, pinned together by circular celluloid button with U.S. flag design and a photograph of man facing proper right. Gold-tone text printed vertically down each ribbon. Maker's mark stamped in black ink on back of white ribbon.DimensionsHeight x Width: 4 × 2.563 in. (10.2 × 6.5 cm)InscriptionsThe red ribbon reads: "REPUBLICAN". The white ribbon reads: "TICKET 1894". The blue ribbon readsL "HASTINGS & LYON".
MarksStamped in black ink on reverse side of white ribbon is a maker's mark. The top is indistinguishable (may read: "J. H. Shaw" based on other stamps). Below this reads "818 ARCH ST. / PHILADA."
Related person
Daniel H. Hastings
Related person
Walter Lyon
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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