John F. Kennedy lenticular campaign pin

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John F. Kennedy lenticular campaign pin

This lenticular campaign pin shows two different images depending on the angle from which the pin is viewed. One image is a black and white portrait of Kennedy; the other is of a white-on-black slogan, "The Man for the 60's".The pin has a blue metal backing that wraps around the front edge. The back has a brass-colored pin with clasp. The following information is printed in white on the back: "Vari-Vue(R) byPictorial Productions, Inc. Mt. Vernon, N.Y., U.S.A.Pat. No. 2,815,310"There is a union logo beneath the manufacturer's information.

Object Details
Object title:

John F. Kennedy lenticular campaign pin

Date:

1960

Medium:

Plastic, Metal

Dimensions:

Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Credit line:

Gertrude Strohbeck Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.054.0020

Curatorial Note:

Lenticular printing - which allows an image to change or move when viewed from different angles - was developed in the 1940s. Both campaigns issued similar lenticular pins during the 1960 election. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

John F. Kennedy lenticular campaign pin

This lenticular campaign pin shows two different images depending on the angle from which the pin is viewed. One image is a black and white portrait of Kennedy; the other is of a white-on-black slogan, "The Man for the 60's".The pin has a blue metal backing that wraps around the front edge. The back has a brass-colored pin with clasp. The following information is printed in white on the back: "Vari-Vue(R) byPictorial Productions, Inc. Mt. Vernon, N.Y., U.S.A.Pat. No. 2,815,310"There is a union logo beneath the manufacturer's information.

Object Details
Object title:

John F. Kennedy lenticular campaign pin

Date:

1960

Terms:

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Kennedy campaign

Kennedy, John F.

New York

Medium:

Plastic, Metal

Dimensions:

Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Credit line:

Gertrude Strohbeck Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.054.0020

Curatorial Note:

Lenticular printing - which allows an image to change or move when viewed from different angles - was developed in the 1940s. Both campaigns issued similar lenticular pins during the 1960 election. - Stephen Fagin, Curator