Matchbook case, Dwight Eisenhower, 1952
name: label: associated person
content: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
notes: label: Description
content: William Howard Taft was the first presidential candidate to print matchbooks (first patented in 1892) and they were a common campaign giveaway for decades. This decorative metal case for Dwight Eisenhower’s 1952 campaign was designed to hold a book of safety matches. The opening under his nickname “Ike” provided access to the matchbook’s striker strip. Eisenhower, the Republican candidate in 1952 and 1956, defeated his Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson both times.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: classified
content: Novelty
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1952.X140
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1952.X140
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Matchbook Cover
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 1 3/4 in x 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 4.445 cm x .635 cm