Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1956
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1962
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionSquare metal celluloid button with horizontal clasped pinback. Front features a navy blue background, with a yellow shape of the state of Pennsylvania in the center. Navy blue text within the Pennsylvania state shape. Blue union label printed in the lower left section. Maker's mark printed in red along bottom edge. Silver metal back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.688 x 2.75 x 0.375 in. (4.3 x 7 x 1 cm)InscriptionsText on front reads: "PENNA. NEEDS / SCRANTON / AND / VAN ZANDT".
Allied Printing union label in lower left section.
MarksMaker's mark along bottom edge reads: "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. PHILA, PA.".
Related person
William Warren Scranton
(1917 - 2013)
Related person
James E. Van Zandt
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Allied Printing
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