Description: In 1908, after GOP presidential candidate, William Howard Taft, partook of a meal in Atlanta, Georgia when served opossum with potatoes, Taft got nicknamed "Billy Possum", and dozens of creative postcards were produced during the campaign and even after he was elected. The cottage industry of Billy Possum toys, games and kids items was begun, too, with vendors trying to get over the potential loss of Teddy Bear revenue after Theodore Roosevelt left office, as if that could be stopped. After all, kids weren't dumb. It's a lot easier to cuddle up with a cute bear than an oversized rat. Many of you have seen the embossed, sepia set of four postcards cartoonist Fred Lounsbury did which are fairly common. But this is a brass or bronze watch fob with leather strap showing Billy Possum with a golf club, an item which is pretty hard-to-find. Taft was a big 300-pound individual who became avid golfer for exercise, so a lot of Billy Possum items depict him golfing. This is 1.5" across with a 5/8" loop and the strap is 3.75" x 3/8". This is in nice condition but please enlarge our images to judge condition for yourself so that you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. And we'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases which we do by issuing a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.85, carefully packed with tracking, and we'll buy the extra insurance on it to protect us both since it can't bet replaced. h 40
Price: 175 USD
Location: Beverly Hills, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-14T20:10:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.85 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
President: William H. Taft
Type: watch fob
Term in Office: 1909-13
Year: 1909+
Signed: No
First Lady: Helen Taft
Theme: Politics
Material: brass (or bronze) and leather
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Country/Region: United States
