Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Mechanical Skeleton Political Stickpin for William Jennings Bryan



A painted brass shell skeleton dangles from a spring. On his chest is a shield reading "16 to 1 is dead," which opens to reveal Bryan's portrait.

Available here.

6 comments:

annie stephens said...

this is wonderful; i would wear this pin today!

Joey said...

Me too! On Halloween or any other day...

Don C said...

Outstanding blog. My surfing stopped here for over an hour.

Joey said...

Thanks Don! I hope you continue to keep following my blog!

Anonymous said...

this is a wonderful find! but i think it is in fact a campaign pin *against* bryan. bryan was a supporter of the 16:1 ratio. some info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Silver#Climax

Joey said...

Ah, thanks for the correction!