Lot of vintage 1968 U.S. presidential campaign pinback buttons with state 'LIKES' designs.
Each round white button shows black-and-white portraits of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates with state-specific text such as 'Michigan Likes 1968' around the edge.
States represented in the lot include Michigan, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Virginia, Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Maryland, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, Delaware, Utah, Indiana, Washington, Georgia, New Mexico, Nevada, District of Columbia, Wyoming, Alabama, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, California, South Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, South Dakota and Massachusetts, with duplicates for several states.
Total of 63 buttons in this lot; multiples of some states and not a complete 50-state set.
Construction: celluloid-front political pinback buttons with metal backs and straight-pin fasteners; maker unmarked and not handmade.
Great addition for collectors of vintage political memorabilia, campaign ephemera and 1968 election history displays.