STICK PIN FOR HERBERT HOOVER'S PRESIDENTIAL REELECTION CANDIDACY, 1932
Entry/Object ID
2001.121.1.5
Description
STICK PIN FOR HERBERT HOOVER'S PRESIDENTIAL REELECTION CANDIDACY, 1932
Color: Blue; Red; White
A round stick pin promoting the reelection of Herbert Hoover for President, 1932. The pin has a slightly convex shape to the face and there is a red field at the top, within which are the words "SPEED / RECOVERY" in capital white letters. Below this is a thin horizontal white line. At the lower portion is a blue field, over which are the words "RE-ELECT / HOOVER" in white capital letters. The pin is fitted in the back by a wrapped coil of metal around the inside edge. Inside the back face is the name of the manufacturer, Green Duck Co. of Chicago, the company logo, and logos of the unions which made the item. Other than some scratching on the front surface and tarnishing of the pin, the artifact is in good condition.
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Electioneering, Elections
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Pins (fasteners), Green Duck Co., Politics, Practical
