Button, Campaign
Object number2014.29.4
Manufacturer
R.H. Rucker Company
Date1977-1991
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal; plastic
Credit LineGift of Barbara Braden Guffey
DescriptionWhite, red, and blue John Heinz campaign button.Dimensions1.75 x 2.75 x 0.313 in. (4.4 x 7 x 0.8 cm)InscriptionsFront of button has gray and blue text "Senator / JOHN HEINZ / for / Pennsylvania".
MarksRed text maker's mark and Union Label along bottom edge: "R.H. Rucker Co. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15214 [Union Label]".
Historical NotesPolitical button that documents the career of Senator John Heinz, for whom the Senator John Heinz History Center is named. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and in the United States Senate from 1977 until his death in a plane crash in 1991.
Related person
Henry John Heinz III
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