Button, Campaign

Object Name:

Button, Campaign

Object ID:

2001.017.16

Creator:

Green Duck Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Chicago, IL

Date:

1924

Description:

Presidential campaign pin button, Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes, 1924. Metal, circular. Red, white and blue horizontal stripes. White lettering on red stripe, "COOLIDGE"; blue lettering on white stripe, "AND"; white lettering on blue stripe, "DAWES". Brass pin on back extends beyond edge of button. Blue printing on metal back: "GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO / PAT FEB 13 1917". Image of a duck with words "GREENDUCK CO. / CHICAGO". Two union bugs below, one with words "UNION / LABEL", scissor-like tool crossed by two other tools in center, other words too small to read. Text of other union bug: "LOCAL NO 4 / AMALGAMATED / UNION LITHOGRAPHERS LABEL / OF AMERICA / CHICAGO". Patent information at bottom edge: "NO. 1215675"

Material:

Metal

Dimensions:

D-0.1 Dia-0.8 inches

Provenance:

Ralph W. Holt of Nashua, NH (b.1883) was a building contractor. He served seven years in the N.H. National Guard and was chief trumpeter on the staff of General J. E. Tolles. He held ward and city offices, was a member of the Legislature of 1915, and a delegate to the 1918 N.H. Constitutional Convention.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary McEvoy Barrett

People:

Holt, Ralph (1883-1937), Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933), Dawes, Charles G. (1865-1951)

Subjects:

Presidential candidates, Presidential elections, Political campaigns