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Pin with image of large insect
1896
Maker not marked
Place made not marked
Metal
2"h x 2-1/2"w x 1/2"d
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. McKinley
2019.006.10

Cast gold-colored metal pin is oval-shaped with raised image of insect (beetle) on front; pin backing.


Pin-back buttons, patented in the 1890s, became a popular campaign tool for politicians. They often featured slogans, names, symbols, and photographs of candidates. These pins used during McKinley’s 1896 and 1900 presidential campaigns, feature his running mates Garret Hobart (1844-1899) and Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), and his many popular campaign slogans.