Benj. Harrison

8.3cm long by 3.8cm wide

This bookmark was issued to support Harrison's successful attempt at election in 1888. Whilst there is no evidence on the image of the reverse, it is quite possible this bookmark was originally issued with a pin, so it could be worn as a favour.

It seems that out of fairness, Grant was commissioned to produce the campaign ribbons for both candidates. In doing so, Grant used the same basic design, as Grover Cleveland's ribbon is very similar to the one above, as can be seen in the image of Cleveland's ribbon {recorded as gb680 on this site}.
The most obvious difference is in the design of the eagle in front of the portrait.

One significant difference though is that as Harrison campaigned on " NO FREE TRADE ", the credit on the reverse of this ribbon has Grant's address as Paterson, N.J.. Cleveland's ribbon on the other hand, had Grant's credit as Foleshill, Coventry.

There also exists an almost identical bookmark relating to the 1892 Election. This one though was NOT made by Grant. It was made instead by J. A. Moon - as shown below:

In this version, Harrison is looking right, whilst in the Grant version above he is looking left. Apart from this obvious difference, superficially this bookmark is identical in design to the one above. There are however a number if differences: a: Below Harrison'a name, on either side, are curly designs which are missing from the Grant version. b: The eagle is quite different, with both wings hanging down, as opposed to the Grant version, with wings raised. c: The flag poles are shorter than the Grant version. This Moon bookmark also measures 8.5cm long by 3.8cm wide, similar to the GRANT version.

Signed on reverse top turn-over: " U. S. BADGE CO " J. A. MOON PITTSBURGH:.