Socialist/Socialist Labor/Socialist Workers Party

Brass (or perhaps gold-plated) "Burlington Special" pocket watch promoting the Socialist Party, circa 1912. 2" diameter. The watch no longer works, but this is in otherwise excellent condition and a classy display piece. Learn More

Cover (envelope) promoting the Socialist Party and disparaging the Democratic Party, c. 1910's. Printed by Appeal to Reason (Socialist Party publication) in Girard, Kansas. 3 5/8 x 6 1/4". Tear along the right edge where the envelope was opened, pencil notations on the reverse. Learn More

Poster promoting Leo Krzycki for Congress and a host of other local Wisconsin candidates, 1924. 12 1/2 x 19", in excellent condition. Learn More

Postcard promoting the Socialist Labor Party, c. 1908. Features the SLP symbol. Scarce and in excellent, unused condition. Learn More

Postcard issued by the Socialist Labor Party with a quote from President James Madison, circa 1910's. Unused and in excellent condition. Learn More

Three postcard issued by the Socialist Labor Party hailing Karl Marx, Daniel DeLeon, and August Bebel, circa 1908. All are unused and in excellent condition. Learn More

Campaign stamp promoting Norman Thomas for president (Socialist Party), circa 1936. 1 x 1 1/16", in excellent condition. Learn More

Scarce paper poster promoting Fred Halstead for president and Paul Boutelle for vice president (Socialist Workers Party), 1968. 11 x17", in excellent condition, and distributed by Young Socialists for Halstead Boutelle in New York City. Learn More

Pinback button promoting Henning A. Blomen for president and George Taylor for vice president, Socialist Labor Party, 1968. 7/8 x 1 1/8" cello in excellent condition. Learn More

Pinback button promoting Eric Hass for president and Henning A. Blomen for vice president, Socialist Labor Party, 1964. 1" cello in excellent condition. Learn More

Pinback button honoring Karl Marx, circa 1905-1910. 7/8" cello in excellent condition. A small group of these turned up at the Socialist Labor Party headquarters in New York City when they closed their doors in September of 2008. Learn More

Pinback button memorializing Daniel DeLeon, 1914. 1" cello in excellent condition with I. Kraus Badge Maker, New York City, backpaper. DeLeon was instrumental in the growth of the Socialist Labor Party from 1890 until his death in 1914 and the founder of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He was the candidate for governor of the SLP in 1902 and 1904, and candidate for Congress in 1894, 1896 and 1908. Learn More

Pinback button promoting the 25th anniversary of the WEEKLY PEOPLE, the official publication of the Socialist Labor Party, and memorializing Daniel DeLeon (who died the year before this pinback was produced), 1915. 1" cello in excellent condition. DeLeon was instrumental in the growth of the Socialist Labor Party from 1890 until his death in 1914 and the founder of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He was the candidate for governor of the SLP in 1902 and 1904, and candidate for Congress in 1894, 1896 and 1908. Learn More

Pinback button promoting Daniel De Leon for Congress, Socialist Labor Party, New York, 1908. 1 1/4" cello in excellent condition with St. Louis Button Company backpaper. DeLeon was instrumental in the growth of the Socialist Labor Party from 1890 until his death in 1914 and the founder of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He was the candidate for governor of the SLP in 1902 and 1904, and candidate for Congress in 1894, 1896 and 1908. Learn More

Pinback button promoting August Gillhaus for president and Donald L. Munro for vice president, Socialist Labor Party, 1908. 1 1/4" cello in excellent condition with St. Louis Button Company backpaper. A key jugate from the early days of America's first Socialist party. An interesting note on the 1908 SLP campaign: the original presidential nominee was Morris R. Preston, a miner who was arrested on trumped-up murder charges during a citywide strike in Goldfield, Nevada. He served 10 years of a 20-year sentence before being released in 1917, and was pardoned posthumously by the Nevada Supreme Court in 1982. Learn More