Button, Political
Object number2015.22.1519
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Datec. 1916
OriginNewark, NJ
Mediummetal; celluloid; paper; ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid political button with red, white, and blue-striped background, and white and blue text throughout button.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.75 × 0.688 × 0.125 in. (1.9 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm)Inscriptions"PENNA / HUGHES / ALLIANCE".
MarksUnion label on front is illegible; appears to be an Allied Printing label. On back, maker's mark reads "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BUTTONS, / BADGES, / NOVELTIES / AND SIGNS". Below this is an illegible union label, and below this continues "NEWARK, N.J."
Related person
Charles E. Hughes
Related institution
Allied Printing
On View
Not on view
