Barack Obama Buttons

George Washington wore the first political campaign button in 1789 at his first Inauguration in Ney York.1 These buttons were buttons for clothing made out of brass, however.1 Then, political campaigns were not active and memorabilia consisted of brass buttons and silk ribbons.1

In 1860, the advent of tintype, or ferrotype, made the likeness of a President available for use on campaign buttons.1 This was the first time that voters that lived hundreds of miles away could see what the President actually looked like.1 However, these buttons were not really buttons.1 It was a ring of metal surrounding a picture with a hole at the top for a ribbon, and were hung from the lapel.

In 1896, the real campaign button was patented.1 This consisted of a printed picture place on a piece of metal with a clear layer of celluloid with a small metal pin on the back.1 Since 1926, buttons have been produced by lithograph image on a metal disc.1

Barack Obama campaign buttons are not in short supply.1 His political campaign site, Move On, gave out free Barack Obama campaign buttons and bumper stickers so that people could show their support for Barack Obama.1 These Barack Obama campaign buttons can no long be received by Move On.1 After 2.2 million buttons given away, they finally ran out. There are also a lot of Barack Obama mini buttons available.1 These buttons are usually one inch in diameter.