Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1420
Manufacturer
A. J. Keil Company
Date1896-1926
Mediummetal; paper; celluloid; ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid open-back button with vertical pinback. Front features red color across the top, blue color across the bottom, and a rectangular white box through the center. Back paper features a maker's mark printed on white paper in black text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.938 × 0.75 × 0.25 in. (2.4 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm)InscriptionsText along the top reads "VOTE IT STRAIGHT"; text along the bottom reads "SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT". Text through center reads "REPUBLICAN".
MarksMaker's mark reads: "THE / A.J. KEIL CO. / Specialists in / Novelty Advertising / Betz Building / Philadelphia". Union label is illegible.
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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