Political Collectibles Like Buttons and Bandannas Reflect History
January 19, 2021
Banners, scarves, cups, mugs, baseball caps — everything conceivable to promote a candidate or a party — can potentially be a collectible. Celluloid pinback buttons were first used to promote a product or person at the presidential nominating conventions in 1896. It was an American idea.
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