Although wearable insignia can be traced back at least to ancient Egypt, pin-back buttons weren’t patented until 1896. The direct lineage dates to George Washington’s inauguration in 1789. The coat he ...

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THOMASTON - To say Laurel Durso is passionate about buttons, which she considers little works of art, is an understatement. Durso, president of the Connecticut State Button Society, has amassed 20,000 ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - As speakers deliver their messages at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Paul Bengston’s eyes are drawn elsewhere on his TV screen. “That’s all I’m looking at,” ...

Ann Tucker has been collecting buttons for more than 60 years. Recently, she has focused her attention on finding buttons that represent Shakespearean phrases or Bible verses. "When I was 10, I told ...

The unassuming button is an unsung hero of the clothing world. Not that all buttons are demure. You could fill an entire museum with the assortment of buttons that have decorated clothing and other ...

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Buttons forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, ...

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