"Vote," Democratic Party, Republican Party - Political Events

Kick out DEPRESSION WITH A DEMOCRATIC VOTE

Item # 12251

$175.00

Mechanical pinback button promoting the Democratic Party and Franklin D. Roosevelt for president, 1932. 2 1/4" diameter, made by CHARACTER DISPLAY COMPANY CHICAGO. An absolute classic in superior condition with just a couple of very minor scuffs. Learn More

WIN THE STATE IN '48 G.O.P. / DEWEY

Item # 12168

$65.00

Pinback button with cardboard ribbon promoting the Republican Party and Thomas Dewey for president, 1948. Cello pinback is 1 1/2" diameter and the ribbon is 2 1/4 x 5 1/4". Unusual and in excellent condition. Learn More

ALL 48 IN '48 YOUNG DEMOCRATS

Item # 12165

$88.00

Pinback button promoting the Democratic Party and Harry S. Truman for president, 1948. 1 1/4" cello in excellent condition. Learn More

CLEAN SWEEP

Item # 12002

$45.00

Pinback button promoting the Democratic Party and William Jennings Bryan for president, c. 1900. 1 1/4" cello features a Democratic rooster. Light and minor stain along the edge at 10:00. Learn More

THIS BUTTON WILL SHOW THE PICTURE OF Democratic Candidate AS SOON AS NOMINATED

Item # 12001

$40.00

Odd pinback button from the 1896 or 1900 campaign, listed in Hake as Bryan #56. 1 1/4" cello in generally excellent condition with a minor cellluloid scratch below "Democratic". F.F. PULVER CO. backpaper. Learn More

LET US CONTINUE 1966 VOTE DEMOCRATIC

Item # 11476

Regular Price: $145.00

Special Price: $123.00

Pinback button supporting President Lyndon Johnson and Democratic candidates in the midterm election, and remembering JFK, 1966. Rare 1 3/4" cello in excellent condition. Learn More

VOTE DEMOCRATIC

Item # 10156

Regular Price: $18.95

Special Price: $15.95

Pinback button promoting the Democratic Party and Adlai Stevenson for president, 1956. 1" cello in excellent condition. Learn More

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE WASHINGTON.DC.FEB.22.1900. SALUS POPULI SUPREMA EST LEX

Item # 9987

Regular Price: $75.00

Special Price: $63.00

Pinback button promoting the Democratic Party and William Jennings Bryan for president, 1900. Unusual 1 1/4" cello in excellent condition with BALTIMORE BADGE & NOVELTY COMPANY backpaper. Black lettering Latin inscription on "metallic" silver background roughly translates as "The well-being of the people is the highest principle". Learn More

TAMMANY

Item # 9595

Regular Price: $40.00

Special Price: $32.00

Leather postcard promoting Tammany Hall (and the New York City Democratic machine), 1905. Generally excellent condition with faint surface wear. Postally used and postmarked Dec. 8, 1905. Learn More

PROSPERITY FOR ALL VOTE DEMOCRATIC / ...VOTE DEMOCRATIC IN 56

Item # 9580

$12.95

White metal token promoting the Democratic Party and Adlai Stevenson for president, 1956. 31 mm., in almost uncirculated condition. Learn More

VOTING MACHINE SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1940

Item # 9552

Regular Price: $68.00

Special Price: $48.00

Huge "Voting Machine Sample Ballot" from the 1940 election including presidential and vice presidential candidates Roosevelt & Wallace, Willkie & McNary, Thomas & Kreuger, Aiken & Orange, Browder & Ford, and Babson & Moorman, and a host of local Washington state candidates. Measures a large 26 x 44" and is in excellent condition with folds, as made. This would have been posted in a polling place. Learn More

KANKAKEE INTER-STATE FAIR REPUBLICAN DAY AUGUST 18-1920

Item # 8890

Regular Price: $77.00

Special Price: $60.00

Pinback button promoting the Republican Party, 1920. 1 3/4" cello in excellent condition with a PILGRIM SPEC. CO. MALDEN, MASS. inscription around the curl. Scarce Harding-related pinback. Learn More

OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN PARTY - LINCOLN DAY WITH GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN...1974

Item # 7610

Regular Price: $45.00

Special Price: $22.00

Brass medal honoring Governor Ronald Reagan (California), 1974. 40 mm., in choice, lustrous uncirculated condition and struck by the Oklahoma Republican Party for the Lincoln Day celebration February 11, 1974 (struck during Reagan's second term as Governor of California). We don't recall seeing this medal before. Learn More

G.O.P. 1948

Item # 6634

Regular Price: $45.00

Special Price: $22.00

Painted brass cigarette case promoting the Republican Party and Thomas Dewey for president, 1948. 3/4 x 3 x 3 1/2", in excellent condition. Learn More

I AM A KENNEL DOG VOTING DEMOCRAT

Item # 6485

Regular Price: $155.00

Special Price: $77.00

Pair of pinback buttons supporting the Democratic Party, and likely promoting Adlai Stevenson for president, 1956. The smaller example is a 1 3/4" cello in excellent condition with a Bastian Bros. Rochester, NY inscription around the curl. The larger example is a 3 1/2" cello in excellent condition. These buttons were made in response to a clearly anti-labor comment by Charlie Wilson, former President of General Motors and Secretary of Defense under President Eisenhower. In 1954, speaking about the plight of unemployed workers in Detroit, Wilson said: "Personally, I like bird dogs better than kennel-fed dogs. The bird dogs like to get out and hunt their food, but the kennel dogs just sit on the haunches and yelp." The Democrats jumped on the comment and produced these pinbacks. Learn More

REPUBLICAN PLATFORM 1940

Item # 3530

$6.95

12-page pamphlet with text of the Republican Platform, 1940, printed prior to the nomination of Wendell Willkie for president. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4", in excellent condition, and distributed by the Republican National Committee. Learn More