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Pinback Button, "Invisible No More SEIU"

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The Hill

‘Holy grail’ political button sets auction record, selling for $185K

A teeny, tiny campaign button is proving size doesn’t matter when it comes to fetching record-high prices for political memorabilia. A one-and-a-quarter-inch button featuring the sepia-toned portraits ...
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Pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for President

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Mental Floss

The World's Only Pinback Button Museum Lives in Chicago

Do you like buttons? Really, really like buttons? The vintage pinback type that can be affixed to clothing and broadcast your endorsement of political candidates, slogans, or ALF? Then you should ...
Chicago Tribune

Busy Beaver Button gets bump from campaign seasons

During its nearly 21 years in business, Busy Beaver Button Co. in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood estimates it has made 37 million pinback buttons with about 90,000 different designs. Now founder ...