Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2012.50.11

Description

Round red-and-white striped button with the inscription, "RE-ELECT EDSON SHERIFF" in blue and white. Above the inscription is a five-pointed star with the word "sheriff" in the center.

Context

Produced for the reelection of Donald Edson for Washington County Sheriff. Edson was sheriff from 1987 to 2004 when he resigned as part of a plea bargain for felony fraud.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.50

Source or Donor

Douglas, James H. (b. 1951)

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/4 in

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Edson, Donald G.

Related Places

Place

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America