NEWLY DISCOVERED 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Silk
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:48357461 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Type: Silk Campaign Ribbon | President: William Henry Harrison |
| Year: 1840 | Material: Silk |
| Term in Office: 1789-1861 |
NEWLY DISCOVERED 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Political SilkOffered is a large 4 x 9 1/2 William Henry Harrison Presidential Political Silk. NO RECORD of this could be found. It is in FANTASTIC condition, no tears, fraying etc. Some fabric yellowing (NOT AS YELLOW AS SHOWN IN PHOTOS) The lettering is MINT, no wear. This would date to his Presidential campaign circa 1839-1840. This silk reflected the theme of the Presidential The Democrats ridiculed Ha...rrison by calling him "Granny Harrison, the petticoat general" because he resigned from the army before the War of 1812 ended. They would ask voters what Harrison's name would be when spelled backwards: "No Sirrah". They also cast him as a provincial, out-of-touch old man who would rather "sit in his log cabin drinking hard cider" than attend to the administration of the country. This strategy backfired when Harrison and running mate John Tyler adopted the log cabin and hard cider as campaign symbols. Their campaign used the symbols on banners and posters and created bottles of hard cider shaped like log cabins, all to connect the candidates to the "common man" Harrison served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid, pneumonia or paratyphoid fever 31 days into his term (the shortest tenure), becoming the first president to die in office. VERY RARE POLITICAL EARLY COLLECTIBLE
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