Button, Campaign
Object number2021.103.2
Manufacturer
A.G. Trimble Company
Datec. 1975
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumPlastic; Paper; Ink; Metal
Credit LineGift of Ellen Lehman
DescriptionCircular campaign button. Front has white background with blue campaign message. Button has clear plastic cover. Bottom edge has blue maker text. Open-back reverse is gray metal with heavy red corrosion on the interior and inserted brass-colored straight pin that extends past the edge of the button.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1 x 1 x 0.25 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsFront has blue text "I'M FOR / ELSIE".
MarksBottom edge has blue maker text "A. G. TRIMBLE CO., PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222".
Reverse has faint union label with text "UNION / LABEL".
Historical Notes“I’m for Elsie” campaign button. Donated by Ellen Lehman. The Lehman family is descended from the Anathan family and Frank family, one of the first Jewish families to settle permanently in Pittsburgh. The Anathan, Frank, and Lehman families were philanthropists and founders of Jewish communal institutions and have contributed to the development of Pittsburgh businesses and industries.
Related person
Elsie Hillman
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Previous owner
Ellen Lehman
(born 1944)
On View
Not on view
c. 1957
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1979-2006
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