Watch fobs like this one provided a bit of decoration to a man's wardrobe, as well as something to grab onto when yanking a watch out of tight vest pockets. Supporters of Representative Peter Ten Eyck could flash a celluloid image of the candidate whenever they checked the time. Ten Eyck's slogan, “For Congress and Deeper Hudson,” refers to his long-fought initiative—realized 11 years later—to create a 27-foot-deep channel in the Hudson River that allowed cargo ships to travel further upstream.
