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The Browne Popular Culture Library has an extensive pin-back button collection, devoted to subjects like advertising, sayings and slogans, sports, movies, commemorative, and political or non-political nature, to name just a few of the hundreds of buttons acquired over the years.

Interest in this collection continues to grow.  Due to more collectors, choice buttons are not as commonly available at flea markets, antique, or hobby shows.  We rely on donations to fill out our collection.  Many of our buttons are on display in the entry hallway.

A price guide is available in our reference collection if you are interested: Collectible pin-back buttons, 1896-1986 : an illustrated price guide.

Our collection is organized in the following subject headings:

  • America rules/Lottery/Holiday Animals/Comics
  • Advertisements (2 boxes)
  • Disney/Entertainment/Music
  • Wit/Humor
  • Phrases/Social consciousness/Campaign
  • Schools/Colleges
  • Sayings/Slogans
  • Library Books/Travel
  • TV/Sports/Olympics
  • Movies
  • Miscellaneous
 
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