fbpx

Set of Six Political buttons for the 1940 Presidential Election

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

GUSN

GUSN-53263

Description

Card containing six campaign buttons for the 1940 Presidential election. Four of the buttons are red, white, and blue; one button is green and white; and one button is yellow and green.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lapel pins
tin (metal)
Symbol, Political
Button, Political
Button, Political

Inscription

Button no. 1: ELEANOR?/NO SOAP; Button no. 2: NO/ROYAL/FAMILY; Button no. 3: NO/FRANKLIN/THE/FIRST Button no. 4: NOT ROYAL BUT/WILLKIE LOYAL; Button No. 5: OUT!/STEALING/THIRD!; and Button no. 6: CONFIDENTIALLY/I'M/VOTING/FOR/WILLKIE. (Printed on front)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1942.1043.1-.6

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].