(LEX 18) — An Eastern Kentucky man's extensive political memorabilia collection, featuring hundreds of items dating back to the 1920s, is going up for auction Saturday morning at the Lancaster Auction Center.

The collection belonged to J.K. Patrick, who began collecting political items in the 1980s. His son, Keith Patrick, said his father developed the hobby during family travels.

"We traveled a lot we went to a variety of different places and sometimes we'd stop at antique stores and mom and pop shops and things like that and occasionally he would find some political memorabilia," said Patrick.

J.K. Patrick was particularly fond of President John F. Kennedy, and the auction includes Kennedy-related buttons, newspaper clippings and books among the more than 330 items available.

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