Object Details
- associated person
- Washington, George
- Hoover, Herbert
- Description
- This iron paperweight is designed to look like a pile of 29 coins each of which is stamped with the inauguration year of one of the presidents of the United States. The top coin features both George Washington and Herbert Hoover, the 1928 Republican presidential nominee. The pile seems to be one coin short because when Hoover won he became the 31st president. But it was not a mistake; Grover Cleveland was given just one coin in the pile to represent his two non-consecutive terms in office.
- Credit Line
- The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1928.X03
- catalog number
- 227739.1928.X03
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Plaque
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 13.335 cm x .635 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- commemorated
- Presidents
- Record ID
- nmah_498228
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-fa7f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
