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Button

Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
1896
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Medium 
Metal, paper
Dimensions 
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description 
Pin-back campaign button; inscribed "16/1/PATD JULY 12, 1896"; "16" and "1" are divided by silver and gold; reverse printed on paper "THE/WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO./ NEWARK, N.J./PATENTED/JULY 17, 1894/APRIL 14,1896
Object Number 
INV.7172
Gallery Label 
William Jennings Bryan ran against William McKinley in the election of 1896. His running mate was Arthur Sewall.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.