VINTAGE 1973 ANTI-RICHARD NIXON WATERGATE SATIRE PINBACK BUTTON

UP FOR AUCTION IS A RARE AND GENUINE PIECE OF 1970s POLITICAL PROTEST MEMORABILIA. COINED FOLLOWING THE FAMOUS 1973 "SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE" IN WHICH NIXON FIRED WATERGATE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ARCHIBALD COX, THIS HIGHLY SATIRICAL BUTTON FEATURES A COLOR CARICATURE OF NIXON WITH AN ELONGATED PINOCCHIO NOSE. IT BOLDLY DISPLAYS THE CRUDE PUN SLOGAN "IMPEACH THE COX SACKER".

ITEM SPECIFICATIONS:
- YEAR: CIRCULAR 1973 (WATERGATE SCANDAL ERA)
- MAKER: UNMARKED / NO MAKER MARK (TYPICAL FOR INDEPENDENT NOVELTY PRINTS FROM THIS ERA)
- DIAMETER: 1 1/4 INCHES (1.25")
- TYPE: CELLULOID PINBACK BUTTON 

CONDITION DETAILS:
THE FRONT GRAPHICS ARE SHARP AND CLEAR WITH MINIMAL AGING AND LIGHT DUST (MOST CAN BE CLEANED) FROM ACCUMULATION OVER TIME. THE SURROUNDING CELLULOID REMAINS IN SOLID ANTIQUE CONDITION WITHOUT FLAKING. BACK METAL SHOWS VINTAGE TONING TYPICAL FOR ITS AGE BUT THE PIN IS SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL. A TREMENDOUS SOUGHT-AFTER PIECE FOR COLLECTORS OF NIXONIANA, WATERGATE HISTORY, OR UNIQUE PROTEST NOVELTIES.

PLEASE REVIEW THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY TO CONFIRM SURFACE CONDITION DETAILS BEFORE PLACING A BID.
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