Lady's Compact

Description
This oval lady's compact is made in the shape of a telephone dial. On the dial appears "I LIKE IKE," with a map of the United States in the center. The point is that anywhere you might dial over the country, everybody likes Ike!
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
compact
Date made
1952
associated person
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Physical Description
white (overall color)
metal (overall material)
golden (overall color)
blue (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in; 8.89 cm
ID Number
PL*227739.1952.X040
catalog number
227739.1952.X040
accession number
227739
subject
Government, Politics, and Reform
event
Presidential Campaign of 1952
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph E. Becker

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