Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1959
Manufacturer
Philadelphia Badge Company
Date1962
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal celluloid closed back button with horizontal, clasped pinback. Face of button features blue, white, and yellow background, with a Pennsylvania keystone shape in the center. Within the keystone, there are black and white photos of two men. White text above the keystone, and blue text to the left and right sides of the keystone, and below the keystone. Green paper / cardboard on back. DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.438 x 0.313 in. (8.7 x 0.8 cm)InscriptionsText above keystone readS: "SCRANTON / VAN ZANDT". Text to the viewer's left of the keystone reads: "VOTE", and text to the viewer's right of the keystone reads: "GOP". Text below keystone reads: "AND / SHAFER - KELLY".
Allied Printing union label printed along bottom edge.
MarksMaker's mark printed in blue along bottom edge reads: "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC, PHILA. PA".
Related person
William Warren Scranton
(1917 - 2013)
Related person
James E. Van Zandt
Related person
Raymond P. Shafer
Related person
Audrey Kelly
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Allied Printing
On View
Not on view
1958
c. 1946
1951
1951