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White House Historical Association 2012 White House Christmas Ornament, The First Presidential Automobile Shop

White House Historical Association 2012 White House Christmas Ornament, The First Presidential Automobile Shop

Name: White House Historical Association 2012 White House Christmas Ornament, The First Presidential Automobile Shop
SKU: 110
Availability: InStock

Original price was: $17.00.Current price is: $14.11.

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Categories: Holidays, Ornaments, Ornaments Tag: WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

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Made In The USA

Non-tarnishing 24k gold-plated brass

Size 2″ x 3½

The Official 2012 White House Christmas Ornament honors President William Howard Taft.

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The Official 2012 White House Christmas Ornament honors President William Howard Taft who introduced the automobile to White House transportation in 1909, breaking a long presidential tradition of reliance on horse-drawn vehicles. The ornament celebrates Taft’s adoption of the automobile, his love of manufacture and invention, and his ready acceptance of modernity. It depicts President and Mrs. Taft enroute to deliver Christmas presents. They are seated behind chauffeur George H. Robinson in the White Motor Company’s Model M, a seven passenger steam-powered touring car embellished with the Great Seal of the United States on the doors. The color, as described at the time, is “a harmonious blend of subdued greens.” The President William Taft White House ornament for 2012 is made in the United States of highly-polished brass with a coating of nickel, finished in 24-karat gold.