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Washington Inaugural Button Glass Paperweights — Five designs — All Made in America
Washington Inaugural Button Glass Paperweights — Five designs — All Made in America
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Images of five of George Washington's Inaugural buttons under crystal, hand crafted in America.
Boxed, with a foldout with historical information about George Washington's inaugural buttons.
Made in America.
In your choice of five designs:
- Dotted script — "GW" initials surrounded by the inscription "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT.".
- Linked states — Depicts the script initials "GW" surrounded by the inscription "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT" with an exterior linked ring of script letters representing the original thirteen colonies.
- "Memorable Era" — 1789 First Inaugural Button “Memorable Era / March the Fourth 1789” — Learn more about this button here.
- "Unity, Prosperity, and Independence" — With Large Star Surrounded by 13 Smaller Stars
- "General Washington Pater Patriæ" — The most rare of Washington inaugural buttons, this copper button may be the first artifact to refer to Washington as the father of the country.
Each comes with a sheet explaining the buttons. The sheet includes images of all four of the buttons that we offer as paperweights.
Note that we had offered these in a small blue box, which we are currently out of, so these come in a small white box with our "Life, liberty . . ." sticker on top.
Size: 3" in diameter and 1.25" high
Weight: 7.04 oz
Historical information on these and other inaugural buttons:
- Mount Vernon’s article on some of the designs.
- There is extensive information on many of the designs, including who designed them and the symbolism, from a dedicated collector at GeorgeWashingtonInauguralButto
ns.com . - A 27-page paper that updates a 1963 private printing of an exhaustive work by collector Harold Cobb.
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For hooded and crewneck sweatshirts, mugs, and blankets, the shipping cost is $8.95.
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All original designs are copyrighted by The History List
All original designs are copyrighted by The History List
All designs are copyrighted by The History List and the History Nerd text and design on t-shirts is a registered trademark. If you see a knock off, please let me know.
Made by America
Made by America
Almost all of the new products we offer are designed by us and made in America and most of our Rare Finds were made in America.
Our original designs are based on our nation’s history and our love of American history. Read more about other things we've created, including The History List, History Camp, and The Pursuit of History, in addition to The History List Store.
All original designs are copyrighted by The History List.
Every product that is made in America states that in the product description and includes the "Made in U.S.A." graphic. There are a relatively small number of items where we’ve not been able to find a manufacturing partner here in the States, but we continue to look.
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