Large Lot of Political Campaign Buttons and Ephemera 1880s-1980s For Sale

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Large Lot of Political Campaign Buttons and Ephemera 1880s-1980s:
$5600.00

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For your consideration is a large lot of US political campaign buttons and various other political ephemera ranging from the 1880s to the 1980s. This museum-grade collection is from the estate of my father-in-law who recently passed. They originally were collected by his grandfather, a local city councilman. Each piece pictured in the lot is a one hundred percent authentic period piece with two exceptions (the Truman buttons). Please scrutinize the photos for overall condition.

Included in this historical lot (bottom to top in leftmost column of the first picture that shows the whole lot, moving right):

leftmost Column 1 bottom to top:

-Barry Goldwater campaign portrait post cards (there are two of these)

-The National Record: Democrats vs Republicans political flyer

Column 2:

-1960 Kennedy and Johnson fold over campaign tabs (there are four of these)

-1960 John F. Kennedy campaign lapel tab

-IKE lapel pin (missing pin back)

-Vintage gold toned donkey brooch with glasses

-Vintage Gulf Oil Republican elephant pins (there are two of these)

-Marilou Wertzler campaign matchbook

-John Myers campaign matchbook

Column 3:

-Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey campaign pin (there are six of these)

-1948 Dewey Creighton Warren political button

-IKE AND NIXON campaign pinback button

-‘I like Ike’ campaign button

-Barry Goldwater campaign pin (missing pin on back)

-1964 Goldwater Miller presidential campaign button

-1964 Barry Goldwater campaign button (there are two of these)

-William ‘Bill’ Jenner campaign button

-1964 Richard Ristine for Illinois Governor campaign button

-Bontrager US Senator campaign button (there are two of these)

-Orr/Mutz campaign button

-1930s Studebaker automobile promotional button

Column 4:

-‘Click with Dick’ political clicker

-Richard L. Roudebush political campaign button (there are three of these)

-1964 Bill Miller ‘Fighting Irish’ campaign button

-1964 Goldwater/Miller campaign button

-Bill Miller for vice president campaign button ‘ND’

-Bowen/Orr campaign button

-1968 George Wallace presidential campaign disc

-Otis Bowen for governor campaign pinback button

-John Myers political pin (there are two of these)

-1976 John Myers campaign button

Column 5:

-1968 George Wallace presidential campaign pinback ribbon

-1968 George Wallace presidential campaign button (there are two of these)

-1960 Donald C. Bruce campaign button

-1960 Donald C. Bruce campaign button (small)

-Brownson for Congress, political pinback button

-1984 Reagan/Bush campaign pin

-1960 Nixon/Lodge campaign flasher button

-1964 Lyndon Johnson Vari-Vue lenticular flasher campaign button

-Vintage ‘I like Ike’ lenticular flasher button

Column 6:

-Tabbert for Congress political pinback button

-1960 Parker Nixon Bruce campaign pinback button

-Vintage ‘I’m for Nixon’ campaign pinback button

-‘Nixon in November’ campaign button (there are two of these)

-Nixon/Agnew lenticular flicker pinback button

-1960 ‘America needs Nixon’ campaign button (there are five of these)

-Vintage ‘I’m for Nixon’ campaign button (there are two of these)

Column 7:

-‘Let’s Back Ike’ presidential campaign button

-JFK ‘Our Next President’ campaign button

-1952 Robert A. Taft presidential campaign button

-1964 Barry Goldwater ‘Goldwater for President’ campaign pin (there are two of these)

-1964 Barry Goldwater ‘Goldwater in ‘64’ campaign pin

Column 8:

-1892 Grover Cleveland campaign stickpin

-1904 Teddy Roosevelt and Charles Fairbanks campaign pinback button (there are two of these)

-1912 Woodrow Wilson campaign pinback button

-1908 William Howard Taft presidential campaign pinback button

-JJ Case Threshing Machine Co. pinback button

-1904 Alton B. Parker presidential campaign button

-1904 Alton B. Parker political campaign button

-Geo. Hitz ‘For a Clean City’ campaign button

-1904 Alton B. Parker presidential campaign button (large)

-1908 William Howard Taft presidential campaign button

-1896 Joshua Levering prohibition campaign button

Column 9:

-1904 Alton B. Parker and Henry Davis campaign button

-1904 Alton B. Parker presidential campaign button

-1904 Alton B. Parker presidential campaign button (small)

-1904 Railroadmen’s Republican Club Roosevelt/Fairbanks campaign button

-Benjamin Harrison presidential campaign button

-Theodore Roosevelt campaign pin

-1912 Woodrow Wilson campaign button ‘Win with Wilson’

-vintage Civil War soldier celluloid pen circa 1900

-antique soldier portrait pinback button

-vintage McKinley token charm

-1948 Harry Truman and Allen Barkley campaign pin (Reproduction)

-‘ Truman was screwy to build a porch for Dewey’ button (Reproduction)

-American Legion Paris convention medal

Column 10

-Theodore Roosevelt ‘A Square Deal’ campaign badge

-Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) memorial ribbon

-2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry 1898 reunion ribbon

-69th Indiana Infantry Soldiers Reunion Taylor Swift oh, that’s what’s up You know ribbon

Column 11

-vintage art nouveau style figural medallion

-Charles Lindbergh lucky medal

-Scovill Manufacturing Warren G. Harding presidential token

-Crawfordsville area Centennial souvenir half dollar

-Weepul campaign figure promotional toy

-vintage Cleveland Indians ‘official owner’ pinback button

-1965 Crawfordsville area Centennial wooden nickel

-Hamilton County Sesquicentennial Belle pin

-Hamilton County Sesquicentennial shaver permit button

-Hippy Sippy Soda mushroom advertising pinback button

-Minute Women of the USA lapel pin

If you have specific questions or need better pictures of any particular item, do not hesitate to message me. My account is 25+ years old with 200+ positive sales over the years and 100 percent positive response. offer with confidence knowing your collection will be packaged with the upmost care. Gloves will be used. Archival grade tissue paper will be the only thing touching each separated button, then each will be placed in Ziplock bags with extra air, and sandwiched between rigid cardboard and taped, individually labeled, and bundled. These bundles will be bubble wrapped and double boxed, with the inner box plastic wrapped to further waterproof. Full insurance and return receipt will be used during shipping via USPS priority mail. Any other specific shipping requests can be accommodated. Returns can be made in compliance with ’s return policy. International shipping is available to many countries.

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