Bar of soap promoting William McKinley for president, 1896. Monarch Soap Co., Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Formed in the shape of an infant and housed in original box.
Paper tag attached to soap reads: "My Papa Will Vote for McKINLEY/ Gold Standard/ Protection, Reciprocity,/ And Good Times." Box label features similar legend with illustration of cherubs inside decorative border.
Unusual early presidential campaign novelty item, seldom found with doll and box fully intact. This example about the best we have seen.
