Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1427
Manufacturer
Greenduck Company
Date1944
Mediummetal; paint
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal lithograph open-back button with vertical pinback. Front features red, white, and blue block colors. The red section contains white text, the white section contains three blue stars, and the blue section contains white text. Metal back features a maker's mark and an Allied Printing Union label, repeating throughout.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1 × 0.813 × 0.188 in. (2.5 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm)InscriptionsRed section: "DEWEY"
Blue section: "BRICKER"
MarksMaker's mark printed along top edge reads "GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO". Company label features a duck surrounded by "The Mark of Quality". Allied Printing union label is illegible. United Sheet Metal Worker's Association label is also illegible.
Related person
Thomas Dewey
Related person
John W. Bricker
Related institution
Allied Printing
Related institution
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
Not on view
1956
1940
1952
