Campaign Thimble, 1940

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Description:

Sewing thimble from the 1940 campaign of Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie.

Associated Person: Willkie, Wendell L.

General Subject Association: Political Campaigns

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.227739.1940.X24Catalog Number: 227739.1940.X24Accession Number: 227739

Object Name: Thimble

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)red, white, blue (overall color)Measurements: overall: 1 in x 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-ee41-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_492407

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