Button, Political
Object number2015.22.1424
Manufacturer
A.G. Trimble Company
Date1950-1960
MediumMetal; Celluloid; Paper; 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 a white background, with a black sketched image of an elephant in the center. Blue text above image, and a blue box containing white text below image. Illegible union label, and an A.G. Trimble maker's mark printed along bottom section. Metal back features a Sheet Metal Worker's International Association.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1 × 0.938 × 0.25 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 0.6 cm)Inscriptions"PENNSYLVANIA / YOUNG / REPUBLICANS".
MarksUnion label is illegible. Maker's mark reads "A.G. TRIMBLE PITTSBURGH PA".
Related institution
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Pennsylvania Young Republicans
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1952
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1962