McKINLEY-AND-HOBART-RARE-... mechanical gold bug pinFIXED-WING-1896-GOLD-BUG-PIN

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McKINLEY-AND-HOBART-RARE-... mechanical gold bug pinFIXED-WING-1896-GOLD-BUG-PIN:
$305.00

Very Rare
This gold bug pin comes from the 1896 presidential campaign by Republican presidential candidate William McKinley &
Hobart
Myfavorite button from this campaign would have to be the McKinley gold bug with its wingsoutstretched. While theGold Bug is fun to look at, you really don’t get a sense of its real worth unless you handle it in person. I thoughtit was a fixed, non-moving button, but boy was I wrong! There is a certain level of finesseand craftsmanship that went into this little guy. In each of the wings are tiny portraits of McKinley and his running mate Hobart, but you also see little notches cut out of the actual tip of the wing. Apparently, the wings can fold into the actual body of the insect and theses notches are what keep them in place until a tiny lever on the underside releases them into the flying position. Now mind, this entire pin back button is 1.2 inches, so the inner mechanisms are very small!

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