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1960s 'I'm Fer Elmer' Hoffman, Illinois Politician Pinback / Green Duck, Chicago
1960s 'I'm Fer Elmer' Hoffman, Illinois Politician Pinback / Green Duck, Chicago

1960s 'I'm Fer Elmer' Hoffman, Illinois Politician Pinback / Green Duck, Chicago

$ 2.1

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Type: Pinback/Tab
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: Scratches to blue paint, particularly along top edge above the "I'm" and along the bottom edge beneath the "ELM" of Elmer, with a 1/4" scratch running diagonally from the union bug to the left.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Vintage "I'm Fer Elmer" pinback for Elmer J. Hoffman (1899-1976), a Republican elected Illinois state treasurer in 1952 and 1956 and member of Congress from 1959 to 1965.
    According to the Busy Beaver Button Museum, although he used the slogan, "I'm Fer Elmer" for all of his campaigns, this pin was probably used in his later congressional campaigns. Its website also notes that Hoffman, a life-long resident of Wheaton, a western suburb of Chicago, objected when in 1967, a man named Elmer Johnson ran for Wheaton mayor, using the same slogan. Hoffman spoke publicly against its use.
    Manufactured by Green Duck Co., Chicago. Union bug at bottom of face.
    Litho button measures 7/8" in diameter.
    This item has been stored in a smoke-free environment.
    Any condition assigned to items I have up for auction is based on my conservative, albeit amateur, opinion, so please examine available images closely and come to your own conclusion.
    With that said, I want the buyer to be satisfied, so please ask any questions before purchase.
    Thank you!