Advertising Fan Featuring Presidential Figures - Measures 8" Wide by 13.25" Tall - Americana

Political Fan on a wooden stick advertising H.W. McComas on one side and 3 President portraits on the other side. 

This vintage patriotic hand fan features a heart-shaped cardboard face mounted on a wooden handle. The face is decorated in a red, white, and blue color scheme with a border of white stars. The front displays portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln above a third early 20th-century political figure, along with the slogan “FOR THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY.” The design is bold and visually striking, combining Americana imagery with campaign-era style artwork. It shows light wear consistent with age, including minor creasing and surface marks.

The reverse side serves as an advertising piece, printed with “COMPLIMENTS OF H. W. McCOMAS TONSORIAL PARLOR” and promoting offerings such as soft drinks, candies, cigars, tobacco, and a pool and billiard parlor. The business location is listed as Dows, Iowa, indicating that this item was likely distributed locally as a promotional giveaway. Overall, it is an attractive and historically interesting piece of early American political and commercial ephemera, combining patriotic imagery with small-town business advertising.