Political Memorabilia

Political campaign memorabilia is a broad category that includes are wide array of materials design to communicate messages from political candidates or ballot measures. Political Buttons are among the most popular and well known political collectibles. The earliest buttons consisted of metal frames with small pictures of the candidates in them and eventually turned into the celluloid style pin-back we all know today. Political conventions are the source of tickets and programs, to pens, pins, and jewelry. Cloth items are typically early pieces, and include US Flags and pennants printed with candidates’ name or slogans.

This category includes political and candidate buttons, ephemera, and other related souvenirs and memorabilia of presidents and other candidates.