Name/Title
Campaign ButtonEntry/Object ID
2006.12.16Description
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
2006.12Source or Donor
Dopp, Sarah L.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
The Whitehead & Hoag Co.Date made
1902 - 1918Place
City
NewarkState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Button, CampaignNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Button, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
Belief SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Clement, Percival W.