1892 Kings County Republican Campaign Committee With Embroidered Cross Flags - One of the 1st by Whitehead & Hoag

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$125.00

​1892 Kings County Republican Campaign Committee Ribbon Badge With Embroidered Cross Flags. In 1892, the Kings County Republican Campaign Committee actively supported the re-election of President Benjamin Harrison, producing campaign materials to promote  various candidates. This ribbon badge was one of the first items produced by Whitehead & Hoag during their first year in business.  Attractive campaign ribbon with spread winged eagle at the top and embroidered ruffled flags. With Whitehead & Hoag imprint on the reverse, along with Stevenson & Masters, N.Y. who were "agents for The Whitehead & Hoag Co.". Original. 

Historical Notes

Whitehead & Hoag began producing political badges, ribbons, and buttons in 1892. The company, founded in 1892 in Newark, New Jersey, quickly became a leading manufacturer of campaign memorabilia, including the first mass-produced celluloid campaign buttons used in the 1896 presidential election.

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Price$125.00
Conditionused
Product ConditionVery good, minor wear and two pieces of tape reinforcements on the reverse
Size2.5" x 3.25"
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