Button, Political
Object number2018.127.14
Date1908
MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Celluloid
Credit LineGift of Terence N. Palso
DescriptionMetal celluloid stickpin button for S.J. Wainwright, Jr. for Mayor.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.188 × 1 × 0.125 in. (3 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm)InscriptionsPrinted text on front "FOR MAYOR / S.J. WAINWRIGHT, JR."
Marks"MA[illegible]ahon B[illegible] / P [ illegible] -rs and Ba[illegible] / Makers / Pittsburgh / Allied Printing / Trades [ Union / Label] Co[illegible]." Bottom section is cut off.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of political and protest buttons collected by donor Terence N. Palso. “S.J. Wainwright, Jr. for Mayor” is from the local brewers 1908 campaign for mayor of Pittsburgh, he was one of the Republican candidates that year along with William A. Magee, Jr and John F. Steel, Magee won the race.
Related person
S. J. Wainwright Jr.
Collector
Terence N. Palso
Related institution
Allied Printing
Terms
On View
Not on view
c. 1970
1958-1970
c. 1970
1959
