ANTI-CLEVELAND ‘IN THE SOUP’ FIGURAL STICKPIN, LIKELY FIRST USE OF THE CONCEPT.
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$196.08 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #199 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 972 in auction 199
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Item Description
This rare and imaginative Harrison item is likely from his 1892 campaign in opposition to Cleveland running for a second term. A thick steel pin has a right angle bend so when worn a second bend in the pin holding a movable wire handle of a miniature kettle allows the kettle to dangle in correct upright position. A curious person approaching the wearer must peer into the kettle to discover a sepia real photo of Cleveland glued in the base. The round kettle is only .75” wide with a flared rim at top and 3 rounded “feet” on the underside so it will also sit upright. The brass kettle’s exterior is finished in metallic red wash, missing scattered tiny dots but 85% complete. The interior photo is Mint. The “soup” concept is most famously utilized on a matching pair of McKinley and Bryan celluloid buttons. This Cleveland example is the only one known to us.
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