Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1469
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1909
Mediummetal; paper; celluloid
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 white background with black text throughout front, and a gold-tone band of color around outside of button. Back paper features a maker's mark and a union label.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.938 × 0.875 × 0.125 in. (2.4 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm)InscriptionsText on front reads: "W. A. / MAGEE / FOR MAYOR".
MarksMaker's mark on back reads: "THE / WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / NEWARK, N.J.". Union label below this reads "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES [ UNION / LABEL ] COUNCIL / NEWARK, N.J.". Rest of maker's mark reads "PATENTED / JULY 17, 1894 / APRIL 14, 1896 JULY 21, 1896".
Related institution
Allied Printing
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related person
William Addison Magee
(1873 - 1938)
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