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.

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6 comments:

  1. annie stephensNovember 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    this is wonderful; i would wear this pin today!

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  2. JoeyNovember 17, 2009 at 7:56 PM

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

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  3. Don CNovember 18, 2009 at 12:01 AM

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

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  4. JoeyNovember 18, 2009 at 7:11 AM

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

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  5. AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    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

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  6. JoeyNovember 22, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    Ah, thanks for the correction!

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