Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1673
Date1954
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Ink; Paper; Plastic
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid pinback button. Face features portraits of Lloyd H. Wood and Frank Truscott in the center, with red and blue text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.063 in. (7.8 cm)Diameter x Depth: 3.063 × 0.313 in. (7.8 × 0.8 cm)
InscriptionsText across top reads "VOTE REPUBLICAN". Text beneath left portrait reads "WOOD for GOVERNOR", and text under right portrait reads "TRUSCOTT for LT. GOVERNOR". Text across lower section reads "STRAIGHT TICKET"
MarksPrinted along bottom edge, mostly cut off, reads "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. PHILA. PA."
Philadelphia Allied Printing union label printed along top edge.
Related person
Lloyd H. Wood
Related person
Frank F. Truscott
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Previous owner
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
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1954