Yardstick

Object Name:

Yardstick

Object ID:

1986.031

Place of Origin:

USA

Date:

1968

Description:

Yardstick with three folding sections, painted red, white, and blue. Printed campaign slogan: "NORRIS COTTON / IS A GOOD SENATOR / BY ANY MEASURE". Also, "MADE IN U.S.A." and "DUDLEY ORR / CONCORD, N.H.". From Norris Cotton's campaign for re-election to U.S. Senate in 1968.

Material:

Wood

Provenance:

Norris Cotton was a U.S. Senator from Lebanon, NH from 1954 to 1975.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. John S. Weeden

People:

Cotton, Norris (1900-1989), Orr, Dudley

Subjects:

Political campaigns, Senators (U.S.)