Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1547
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1950
Mediummetal; celluloid; paper
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal and celluloid closed-back button with clasped, horizontal pinback. Front features a red background with a white Pennsylvania keystone in the center. White text above and below keystone, and blue text throughout keystone.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.5 × 0.313 in. (8.9 × 0.8 cm)InscriptionsFrom top-down: "FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S PROGRESS / VOTE FOR / JAMES H. DUFF / FOR UNITED STATES SENATE / JOHN S. FINE / FOR GOVERNOR / LLOYD H. WOOD / FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR / WM. S. LIVENGOOD / FOR SECRETARY / INTERNAL AFFAIRS / AND THE REST OF THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES". Handwritten text on back reads "x < 8"
MarksUnion label reads "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES [UNION / LABEL] COUNCIL / PHILADELPHIA". Maker's mark along bottom edge reads "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. PHILA. PA.".
Related person
William S. Livengood Jr.
Related person
Lloyd H. Wood
Related person
John S. Fine
Related person
James H. Duff
Related institution
Allied Printing
Previous owner
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
Not on view
1951
1951
1951
