Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1414
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1940
Mediumcelluloid; paper; metal; ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid open-back button with vertical pinback. Face of button features a blue drawn image of the Liberty Bell set against a white background. White section with blue text above this, a blue section with white text in the lower right section, and a red section with white text in lower left section. Copyright mark and maker's mark printed in white along lower edge of button.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.938 × 0.875 × 0.188 in. (2.4 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm)InscriptionsTop section: "WILLKIE"
Left section: RING IT"
Right section: "AGAIN"
MarksCopyright mark reads "COPR CLEMENT COWLES". Maker's mark reads "PHILA. BADGE CO. PHILA. PA"
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Previous owner
Wendell Lewis Willkie
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