1908 "Billy Possum" Campaign

1908 Campaign Hatpin depicting Billy Possum holding a golf club. Republican William Howard Taft was known as Billy Possum and his favorite game was Golf. A poem found on an old postcard: "We love Billy Possum - his coat is so warm. If even we eat him he'll do us no harm; No more Teddy bear will we fondle with glee, Billy Possum in future our mascot shall be." 10" pin.