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Charles Herman Weisse Lapel Pin

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Date

1902-1908

Maker

Baltimore Badge and Novelties

Dimensions

Diameter: 15/16 × 3/16 in. (2.4 × 0.5 cm)

Accession Number

2006.132.007

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

This celluloid button depicts Charles H. Weisse in a hat, possibly made of leather, looking rugged and adventurous. Weisse engaged in the manufacture of leather in his hometown of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Weisse was in office during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, and his fashion choices may have been a deliberate nod to the masculine, outdoorsy ideal popular at the time.

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