Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.2046
Manufacturer
Vari-Vue
Manufacturer
Pictorial Productions Inc.
Date1964
OriginMount Vernon, NY
MediumMetal; Ink; Paper
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular lenticulated campaign button with a horizontal, clasped pinback. When the button is tilted one way, there is a white background with navy blue, light blue, and red text. When button is tilted the other way, there light blue background with a colorized image of a man facing proper right in the center. Backer is red metal, with a white maker's mark printed on the back of the button, in the lower center section.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3 x 0.375 in. (7.6 x 1 cm)Inscriptions"L B J / FOR THE / U.S.A."
MarksMaker's mark on back reads: "VARI-VUE by / PICTORIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. / MT. VERNON, N.Y., U.S.A. / PAT. NO. 2,815,310".
Amalgamated Lithographers of America union label printed below this.
Related person
Lyndon B. Johnson
Related institution
Democratic Party
Related institution
Amalgamated Lithographers of America
On View
Not on view
1962
1960
1962
