Bryan and Stevenson: Official "Constitution and the Flag" jugate pinback

Pinback button promoting William Jennings Bryan for president and Adlai Stevenson for vice president, 1900. The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, New Jersey, for National Association of Democratic Clubs. Back paper reads: "Official Badge/ National Assoc'n/ Democratic Clubs/ $10 per thousand/ Apply National Secretary."

Early political pinbacks were rarely produced officially by the campaigns themselves, but rather were sold by vendors or given away as advertising premiums. This jugate design featuring the turn-of-the-century Democratic ticket is one of the few truly official buttons from the period.