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Republican Convention Pin
1900
Schwaab S. & S. Co.
USA: Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Metal
2-1/8"h x 1-1/8"w x 1/4"d
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. McKinley
2019.006.12

Republican Convention Pin. Pin-back, gold-colored cast-metal pin with eagle at top, and Liberty Bell with William McKinley's image suspended from it; raised text surrounding image reads, "REPUBLICAN / CONVENTION /19[image of McKinley]00 / JUNE 19TH / PHILADELPHIA".


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.