Pinbacks, a type of button, have been popular since the late 1800s as a cheap way of conveying a political or other advertising message. In 1896 the first patent was granted for a button with a textile surface covered with a thin layer of transparent celluloid. Later the textile was replaced with lithographed paper (cheaper), and ultimately metal without the celluloid.
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