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[Eric O. Costello]

I'm not sure how well it's known in the pen community, but Frank Waterman, the head of Waterman in the 1920s, ran in 1925 as a Republican for Mayor of New York City against James (Beau James, Gentleman Jimmy) Walker, and did about as well as one might expect a Republican to do in that era (or nearly any other era, save recent years). Waterman didn't run a very inspiring campaign, and against a thousand-watt Jazz Age man like Walker, didn't stand a chance. He got smoked by a better than two-to-one margin.

The fact that Walker was corrupt, and left office in disgrace a few years later, leads one to think.

In any event, here's a memento of the campaign, from my collection. I've seen a few of these kicking about, and they're not expensive. Query if one could argue Waterman, the firm, took its eye off the ball in the 1920s because its head was distracted.

[John Danza]

Eric,

I can't seem to get to the photo. Can you post it to a hosting site and embed it in your post?

Thanks,
John

[Admin]

Odd, the thumbnail appears in expected fashion in my browser. Clicking on it expands it to full size. So many glitches... so little time.

Not even sure how to research why John is not seeing it

[david i]

SNIP

In any event, here's a memento of the campaign, from my collection. I've seen a few of these kicking about, and they're not expensive. Query if one could argue Waterman, the firm, took its eye off the ball in the 1920s because its head was distracted.

I'm not a Waterman historian, though I have at least heard of this campaign. Hard to know the impact on the company, though I have heard that part of Waterman's falling behind the style/materials curve had to do with its investment in hard rubber manufacturing, just when other companies were swinging to plastic, at least iirc.

Neat button.

-david

[Rick Krantz]

I cannot see it either. Nor can I see Eric's other picture in his other thread.

[Admin]

I cannot see it either. Nor can I see Eric's other picture in his other thread.

Interesting.

That gives an idea at least for the glitch location.

Time to go hunting...

[John Danza]

I can see the thumbnail now, and when I click on it, it does expand.