Election Sewing or Trinket Boxes from 1824 Women could express support for a presidential candidate by purchasing a sewing box emblazoned with his face. The box to the left bears John Quincy Adams’s picture; the box top (not visible here) has a velvet pincushion printed with the slogan “Be Firm for Adams.” The competing box on the right features Andrew Jackson’s likeness under glass on top of the cover. © David J. & Janice L. Frent Collection/CORBIS.