Artist/Maker Monticello Manufacturing Corporation

Campaign sign

1940

Place madeElwood, Idaho, United States, North America

Metal

Overall: 6 1/2 x 11 in. ( 16.5 x 27.9 cm )

INV.7389

Wendell Willkie ran against FDR in the 1940 presidential campaign on the Republican ticket.

Markingsprinted: across top: "* * THE HOPE OF OUR COUNTRY * *" printed: center: "WILLKIE" printed: at right base: "PAT. APPL. FOR" printed: on reverse: "MANUFACTURED BY/ Monticello Mfg. Corp./ ELWOOD, INDIANA"

ClassificationsPOLITICAL MEMORABILIA

DescriptionMetal sign from Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign; white semi-circular sign with a blue semi-circle in the center inscribed, "WILLKIE" with a star above; "* * THE HOPE OF OUR COUNTRY * *" printed in red above; four oval holes stamped out accross the base for attaching the sign.

Object NameCampaign sign