Campaign Button

button

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2006.12.16

Description

Round metal button. There is a border around the pin that has become yellowed with age. At the top of the pin, in this border "FOR GOVERNOR" is written in black and at the bottom of the pin "PERCIVAL W. CLEMENT" is written in black as well. In the center of the pin is a black and white photo of Clement. The reverse side has a paper backing which reads: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N.J./ Allied Printing/ Newark, N.J./ Patented July 17, 1894/ April 14, 1898/ July 21, 1898."

Context

Percival W. Clement of Rutland, Vermont, ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1902 and 1906. He ran successfully in 1918.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.12

Source or Donor

Dopp, Sarah L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1902 - 1918

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

7/8 in

Material

Metal, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clement, Percival W.