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1840 Van Buren Metamorphic Campaign Card 1840 Van Buren - Harrison Metamorphic Campaign Card.

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1840 Van Buren Metamorphic Campaign Card 1840 Van Buren - Harrison Metamorphic Campaign Card.
<B>1840 Van Buren - Harrison Metamorphic Campaign Card.</B></I> This is an interesting item- a picture of a man holding a drink with cut-outs for the eyes, mouth, goblet and caption beneath. There is a pull-out tab at the bottom. One position shows a smile, MVB on a golden goblet and the caption "A beautiful Goblet of White-House Champagne." In the other position it shows a frown, rolled-up eyes, and a WHH-labeled glass full of cider with the caption "An Ugly Mug of Log-Cabin Hard Cider." The election of 1840 pitted the incumbent Democrat Van Buren against Whig William Henry Harrison and is often called the Log Cabin and Hard Cider campaign. Van Buren was portrayed as an aristocrat and Harrison as a simple rural man when, in actuality, he was from a rich plantation family. Very good condition with some dampstaining, 3.25" x 5" plus tab.