1896 McKinley & Bryan "A Sure Winner" Classic Mechanical Campaign Button. An early mechanical pinback button. Not sure who vote for? This button let voters be "A Sure Winner" Press the lever at the top of the Capitol down and it shows an alternating photo of either republican candidate William McKinley or democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan and a third illustration that says "here he is". The reverse displays "Oh Stop Guessing! President Problem Solved" You can't go wrong with this classic button. Very fine condition. Original.
Mechanical – this term is used to describe certain types of campaign items where the item has moving parts. During the late 1800’s, campaign items such as tin shell items were created using a spring mechanism.
$265.00
used
Mechanically fine although the lever is a bit finicky, has two small paint chips to the left of the window where the silver backing shows thru which is common for this litho button. Otherwise very fine
1.25" diameter