The principal hand-painted decoration is a funerary urn with a large "W" on the side, resting on a pedestal marked "1800". Above is the slogan "Protection in Danger," while on either side are "No." and "2," which doubtless references the fire brigade's unit number. On a streamer below is the name of the fireman who used it. The last name "Thompson" is clear, while the first name, which appears to be "Jeremiah," has partially eroded over the years. Height 12.5", diameter 8.5".

1 1/4 inch diameter. Litho on tin.

When it was announced that McGovern had chosen Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton as his running mate, orders were immediately placed for an official logo button for the general campaign. Within days, they were being distributed to local party headquarters and McGovern clubs. Production was abruptly halted when Eagleton was dumped from the ticket and replaced with Sargent Shriver. While several vendor buttons featuring Eagleton were in various stages of design and production, only this official logo button was actually in circulation prior to Eagleton's withdrawal. Among purists in the hobby, it is the only McGovern-Eagleton button considered a true campaign item, not issued to capitialize on the post-convention scandal.

7.25" x 9.25" photograph mounted on board depicting President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt; signed at left of the portrait: "From Franklin D. Roosevelt Christmas 1932"

Collins pictures of ten different designs for Taylor in Threads of History, yet it is doubtful that more than half a dozen examples exist of any of these varieties. The one shown here is listed as number 210 on page 128, the illustrated bandanna being from the Smithsonian's collection. Like all but one of the listed Taylor bandannas, it has a military theme, returning him in uniform and surrounded by vignettes of his four most famous Mexican war victories. It is difficult to determine which of the various Taylor bandannas would be best considered Mexican War patriotic items in which were issued for 1848 campaign purposes. We suspect that most fit in both categories, as Taylor's military stature was certainly central to his presidential campaign. In any case, Taylor bandannas are prized by political collectors as there is otherwise a dearth of collectable textiles; Collins was unable to list a single banner or flag which was indisputably of campaign origin.

24.25" x 21.25".