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Umbrellas Double as Presidential Campaign Devices (1/29/09)

This McKinley-Hobart campaign umbrella, printed cotton with black portraits and text, is marked on interior “The Sprague Umbrella Co. Norwalk, Ohio.” It has six panels with paired jugate portraits divided by panels of red & blue, with a long with turned wood handle and dowel, original finish and red, white and blue streamers attached at top. This umbrella sold at auction in 2005 for $460.

By Tom Carrier WorthPoint Worthologist It is amazing sometimes in the world of collectibles that a relatively mundane item becomes an important … More >>

William Jennings Bryan Items from the 1908 Democratic Convention (1/22/09)
By Tom Carrier WorthPoint Worthologist WorthPoint was a sponsor of the American Presidential Experience in Denver, Colo., earlier this year. This travelling … More >>

The Perils of Improperly Storing Your Campaign Buttons (1/14/09)

1916 Charles Evan Hughes button, from the front the button appears near perfect but when viewed from the side, much of the collet on the right hand side is exposed.

Have you just started to collect political buttons? Did your grandfather just give you his prized collection of buttons from … More >>