A Sure Winner Pin

Object/Artifact

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Name/Title

A Sure Winner Pin

Entry/Object ID

TN2018.15.1

Tags

1890s

Description

Pin shows an image of the United States Capitol Building, with the caption "A Sure Winner" above the building, and "Here He Is" showing through the doorway, 1896. The back of the pin contains instructions for turning the pin to find out who the winner is: "Oh, Stop Guessing! Presidential Problem Solved. Hold button so capitol is upright, Press steeple and candidate appearing most is a sure winner. Inclining capitol slightly to either side, one of the candidate's will appear mostly. Select your choice, lock steeple, and wear as a campaign button. Pat. Apl'd. For."

Acquisition

Accession

TN2018.15.0

Source or Donor

Unknown

Acquisition Method

Gift