Old Hickory to Honest Abe
Posted by Victor on 12/17/2021 to
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This update, our last for 2021 (how the year has flown by...but we always say that) features material from the era of Andrew Jackson through the reelection of Abraham Lincoln in 1864, a time of rising tensions in American politics, culminating in
Prohibition era politics
Posted by Victor on 11/19/2021 to
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This update features items from the Prohibition era, coinciding with the presidential campaigns of 1920 to 1932. This was a time of both great prosperity and suddenly, great hardship for many Americans. The market crash of '29 and subsequent
San Marino Political Memorabilia Show Nov. 6
Posted by Victor on 11/5/2021 to
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Victor will have a table at the San Marino Political Memorabilia Show, San Marino Masonic Center, 3130 Huntington Drive, in San Marino, CA, Nov. 6, from 10 to 3. Hope to see you there!
Late 19th century political treasures
Posted by Victor on 10/15/2021 to
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As the leaves of autumn begin to fall, we have a selection of items from the end of the 19th century, roughly the administrations of Rutherford Hayes through Grover Cleveland. For aesthetic appeal, it's hard to surpass this period's material
Closed Oct. 6-11
Posted by Victor on 10/5/2021 to
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We're taking a short vacation starting Wednesday, October 6. We'll be back after Columbus Day. Orders placed during our absence will ship Tuesday, Oct. 12. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent. Have a great
McKinley and Bryan
Posted by Victor on 8/27/2021 to
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The campaigns of turn-of-the-century rivals McKinley and Bryan spawned an almost dizzying array of material culture. Collecting either candidate exhaustively would be a lifetime commitment, and not even the most devoted specialists can say they
Attending APIC National Convention Jul. 26 - Aug. 1
Posted by Victor on 7/23/2021 to
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Legacy Americana will be at the APIC National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee and our office will be closed all of next week. Some of our inventory is already en route, and all orders placed after Monday 7/26 at 7 AM Pacific will not ship
Honest Abe and Old Jeff
Posted by Victor on 7/16/2021 to
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The election of Abraham Lincoln so divided the country that 11 states withdrew from the union. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the succeeded states met at Montgomery, Alabama and formed the Confederate States of America, electing Jefferson
The Progressive Era
Posted by Victor on 6/25/2021 to
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We have crammed in another catalog update in June, and the focus is on the Progressive Era. The era of Debs, LaFollette, and the Bull Moosers who wanted Teddy back in the White House -- as well as mainstream politicians who tacked to the left in
Vote for Bill!
Posted by Victor on 6/11/2021 to
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This update features a large and varied assortment of pinbacks and other material from the campaigns of William McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, and William Howard Taft -- the three Bills who sought the presidency around the turn of the 20th
Blast from the past
Posted by Victor on 5/28/2021 to
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At the beginning of May, we acquired a collection of pinbacks, mostly from early 20th century campaigns. Many are new to the catalog, but first we are highlighting some old familiar friends. All were offered at least once in the past. Some have
New Dealers and Cold Warriors
Posted by Victor on 5/14/2021 to
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In this update we feature a selection of items from the New Deal era to the 1980s, a period defined by liberal domestic policies and a bellicose foreign policy. FDR and Truman, Ike and Nixon, Kennedy and Johnson, as well as the men who ran
A prodigious array of political paraphernalia
Posted by Victor on 4/16/2021 to
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The final decades of the 19th century produced a prodigious array of political paraphernalia, and despite being in the business over 20 years, we are still discovering items we never knew existed. Case in point, the pair of acid-etched glass
A mid-century assemblage
Posted by Victor on 3/19/2021 to
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This month we have a selection of items from the high water mark of the last century, from Roosevelt to Kennedy. In terms of material culture, this period offers collectors lots of options, from buttons to automobile accessories. Primary colors
The Great Commoner and contemporaries
Posted by Victor on 2/19/2021 to
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William Jennings Bryan, the great populist orator and three-time Democratic presidential standard-bearer, takes center stage in this month's offerings. "The Great Commoner" was also known as "The Anti-Trust Champion" and that moniker appears on a
A selection for the advanced collector
Posted by Victor on 1/15/2021 to
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For our inaugural catalog update of 2021, we have a selection geared to the advanced collector, with items of both quality and rarity. Among the highlights: Classic Theodore Roosevelt pinback featuring Teddy as the sun rising over America, Uncle
Gilded Age gelt
Posted by Victor on 12/11/2020 to
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In time for Hanukkah, we have some gold, or rather gilded items from the Gilded Age, the period in the late 19th century known for great but superficial opulence, as well as "badges bright and flamboyant" to quote Edmund Sullivan. We offer a few
Another 20th century rewind
Posted by Victor on 11/13/2020 to
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This month we offer a diverse selection of items from the last century. Everything from the woman suffrage movement, to home front and civil rights, along with items from the presidential campaigns of most of the major candidates from the 1920s
Rough Riders, three Bills, and Uncle Joe
Posted by Victor on 10/16/2020 to
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First, we want to express our condolences to the family of legendary political button auctioneer Al Anderson, who passed away earlier in the week after a lengthy battle with cancer. Like many of you, we followed his quarterly auctions for
Old Hickory, Long Abe, Little Mac, and The Pathfinder
Posted by Victor on 9/4/2020 to
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The 19th century was the heyday of nicknames. Nearly every national political leader had one, not bestowed derisively or with sarcasm as we often see today, but with affection by supporters. The practice goes at least back to Andrew Jackson being