MID-20TH C VINT US VP SPIRO AGNEW CARTOON POLITICAL SATIRE LITHO'D TIN TRASH CAN

Description

SCARCE
MID-20TH CENTURY
AME
RI
CAN
VINTAGE
U
S
VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO AGNEW CARTOON CHARICATURE POLITICAL SATIRE, COLOR
LITHOGRAPHED TIN, UPRIGHT, OVAL OFFICE TRASH
CAN
,
with
GOLD ENAMEL INTERIOR SIDEWALLS
&
BASEPLATE
By:
'Cheinco, U.S.A.'
(Circa 1968-1973)
Mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
political satire & political cartoon, figurative charicature decorated wastepaper baskets & other decorative accessories
DIMENSIONS:
13" Height x 7" Depth x 10 ¾" Width
Weight:
1 lb. 6 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
For sale is this very nice and recently found in a
North Shore, Massachusetts
estate, well-preserved,
mid-20th century, vintage color lithographed tin wastepaper basket,
featuring a
two-sided image
of the former, late
U
S
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
playing golf and tennis, with captioned phrases. Of course,
Nixon administration
Vice President Agnew,
vilified by the anti-Vietnam War student movement in the
Unit
ed St
ates,
eventually resigned in disgrace in
1973,
convicted of tax evasion.
Spiro T. Agnew
was once nearly as controversial as his boss,
U
S
Pres. Richard M. Nixon,
who would also eventually leave office over the Watergate scandal.
Agnew
was an attorney and
member of the Republican party.
He was of
G
r
e
e
k
and
Ame
ri
can
descent. This politically themed
color lithographed tin wastepaper basket,
has a
metallic gold painted interior and baseplate.
The upright trash can is oval in shape and has a rolled upper edge. The bottom edge as well is rolled and the baseplate is connected to the sidewalls by a rolled tin flange. Still in great shape. A wonderful
mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
political artifact.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.