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Button, Campaign

Object number2015.22.1812

Manufacturer Pictorial Productions Inc.

Retailer Automatic Amusement Company

Date1960

MediumPlastic; Paper; Ink; Metal

Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia

DescriptionCircular metal lenticular button with horizontal, clasped pinback. When tilted one way, the button has a dark background with white text throughout. When tilted another way, button features a light background with an image of John F. Kennedy facing proper right in the center, with dark text and below image. White maker's mark and union label printed on blue metal back.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 2.5 × 0.375 in. (6.4 × 1 cm)
InscriptionsView with just text reads: "THE / MAN / FOR THE / 60'S".

Text below image reads: "JOHN F. KENNEDY".

MarksText on back reads: "AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT CO. / [illegible] REF. / 637 LIBERTY AVE. / PGH. PA. [illegible] 2-I-7596". Below pin reads: "VARI-VUE by / PICTORIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. / MT. VERNON, N.Y. U.S.A. / PAT. NO. 2,815,310". Amalgamated Lithographers of American union label printed below this.

Related institution Amalgamated Lithographers of America

Related person John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 - 1963)

Previous owner Democratic Party

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