Badge, Political
Object number2015.22.1502
Manufacturer
Edward H. Schlechter
Date1935-1939
Mediummetal; celluloid; fabric; ink; paper; plastic;
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid open-back button with horizontal, clasped pinback, attached to a figurine of a donkey by a red, white, and blue striped ribbon. Face of button features a white background, with three oval portraits in the center; Franklin Roosevelt on the left, Thomas Jefferson in the center, and George Earle III on the right side.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3 × 1.313 × 0.375 in. (7.6 × 3.3 × 1 cm)InscriptionsText on front of button reads "FORWARD / DEMOCRACY".
MarksMaker's mark reads "MADE BY / Ed. H. Schlechter, / 540 Hamilton St. / Allentown, Pa." Union label printed below this is illegible.
Related person
Thomas Jefferson
(1743 - 1826)
Related institution
Democratic Party
Related person
George H. Earle III
Related person
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(1882 - 1945)
On View
Not on view
1938
1948
1955
1954
1920
c. 1960