“ANDREW JACKSON ELECTED PRESIDENT 1829” INAUGURAL SOUVENIR SEWING TOOL KNOWN AS A BODKIN.
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Auction #200 - Part I
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Item Description
2.25” long tapered brass tool like an over-sized needle with a pair of openings. Inscription is incised on each side. The tool was used to make holes in cloth or leather and to draw a thread or cord through a hem. Inscription uses word “Elected” but the election actually occurred in 1828. This piece is to commemorate his March 4, 1829 inauguration. The event was held for the first time on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol. Previous inaugurations were indoors and invitation only. This event attracted about 10,000 out-of-towners who swelled the crowd that day to 21,000. Scarce and Exc. Among the very earliest inaugural souvenirs.
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