Listed as Hake Third Party GDP5. Since this is from 1896, the starting year for pin-back buttons, this is obviously among the very earliest Third Party buttons. 7/8” displays multi-sailed ship with candidates’ names above and very tiny red text along the bottom edge “Pat. July 21, 1896.” This is one of W&H’s patent dates although the button does not have their paper in the reverse. Reverse has very minor cello split along the collet but cello lays completely flat. Front design is a little off-center to the right but an exceptionally clean and glossy example.