Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1435
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1942
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. Face features a white background with a blue illustration of the Liberty Bell in the center of the button, with blue text above bell. There is a red band of color around outside of button, which is thicker along the bottom and contains white text. Maker's mark printed in white along bottom edge. Allied Printing union label printed in the center of the maker's mark. Metal back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1 × 0.938 × 0.188 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 0.5 cm)InscriptionsText on front reads "JOHN C. / LT. GOVERNOR"
MarksMaker's mark reads "PHLA. BADGE [Allied Printing union label] CO. PHILA. PA."
Union label is illegible.
Related person
John C. Bell Sr.
Related institution
Allied Printing
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
Not on view
