TWO-SIDED CLASP PIN WITH LINEN COATING FOR HERBERT HOOVER'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY, 1928-1932

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

TWO-SIDED CLASP PIN WITH LINEN COATING FOR HERBERT HOOVER'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY, 1928-1932

Entry/Object ID

2001.121.1.4

Description

TWO-SIDED CLASP PIN WITH LINEN COATING FOR HERBERT HOOVER'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY, 1928-1932 Color: Blue; Red; White A two-sided clasp pin promoting the candidacy of Herbert Hoover for President, 1928 or 1932. The pin has a metal base with an overlay of linen, which has tricolored fields on each outward facing side. These are red at the top, white at the center, over which is the candidate's name in blue capital block letters, and blue at the bottom. In fair condition, the linen overlay is dirty and the lettering is faded.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Electioneering, Elections

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Pins (fasteners), Politics, Practical

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pins (Fasteners)