Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1440
Manufacturer
Keystone Badge Company
Date1942
Mediumcelluloid; metal ; 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 red, white, and blue horizontal sections. White text is in the red section, blue text is in the white section, and a white star is in the blue section. Paper back is white with a maker's mark and an Allied Printing union label in blue. The number "7" is printed to the right of the union label.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.063 × 1 × 0.188 in. (2.7 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm)InscriptionsText on front reads: "VOTE / ROSS / FOR GOVERNOR".
MarksMaker's mark reads "KEYSTONE BADGE CO. / READING / PA". Union label is illegible.
Related institution
Allied Printing
Related institution
Democratic Party
Related person
F. Clair Ross
On View
Not on view
1942
