Characters with Canes Buttons (Part 3)
This illustrated character dons a tuxedo, bow tie, top hat, and a cane. To me, the most noticeable part of this button is the Rod Blagojevich-like hairstyle on this guy.For more characters with canes buttons, check out Part 1 and 2.
This is the Ultimate Button
We are often asked by button museum visitors what our favorite button is. We have many buttons we are tremendously fond of but, This is the Ultimate Button!
Characters with Canes Buttons (Part 2)
In part 2 of the Busy Beaver Button Museum characters with canes series, we find Mr. Peanut. This classy character was created in 1916 by a fourteen year-old schoolboy in a contest to create a new company logo for Planters peanuts. An artist later added the finishing touches including spats, a top hat, monocle, and...
Characters with Canes Buttons (Part 1)
As the Busy Beaver Button Museum grows, new categories are born. It turns out we have enough illustrated characters holding canes to create a new category! This charming button from the early 1900′s features a character with a tomato head, pickle body, and green bean arms and legs. One of the green bean arms is...
Thinking Inside the Oval
Sometimes it’s a natural fit, but other times the oval button can present a challenge for button designers. This early 1900s button is a prime example of the creative use of the oval design. The top of the barrel has open space for promotional information and the stock artwork template is a detailed illustration of...
Tomorrow: Button Up for the Button’s Birthday!
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the button patent. Celebrate the button’s birthday by wearing a button on Thursday, July 21st! On July 21st, 1896, the pin-back button was established by the US Patent Office, and we’ve been buttoning up ever since! Click here to check out the full patent document— it shines some light on...
Museum Monday: Holy Buttons, Batman!
In honor of Busy Beaver’s new Superhero! Button-O-Matic series, today’s Museum Monday showcases one of our vintage Batman buttons: This button was one of fourteen Batman-themed vending machine buttons released in 1966. For just a dime, fans of the campy show could own a Batman, Joker, Robin, Riddler, or Batmobile 1-inch button or plastic bat...
Busy Beaver on NBC5 Chicago’s 24/7!
On the recent episode of 24/7, host Catie Keogh stopped by Busy Beaver to check out the button-o-matic and our collection of naughty buttons. Click here to watch the episode. For more secrets of Chicago check out 247citysecrets.com/videos.
Museum Monday: Adults Only
Behind a black curtain, in the depths of the Busy Beaver Button Museum basement, lies the “Adults Only” section. There we keep the naughtiest, most distasteful, most insulting, politically incorrect buttons— custom buttons displaying words like s$!%, f@#!, and even p@#@! *gasp* Feeling dirty? Click here to see the non-censored version. Be sure to check...
Museum Monday: Camps!
Did you know every button made by Busy Beaver Button Co. automatically gains entry into the Busy Beaver Button Museum? Check out all of the camps that have buttoned up with Busy Beaver over the past 15 years: Become part of history! Place your button order now with Busy Beaver Button Co. Be sure to...
Friday the 13th Button
It’s Friday the 13th! Check out this vintage, black cat button: While the number 13 has been considered unlucky for centuries, superstitions about Friday the 13th didn’t begin until the 20th century. And sometime over the past century black cats became the unofficial mascot for the ominous holiday. Busy Beaver’s love for all things kitten...
Museum Monday: Allergy Annie
Spring has sprung! While some welcome the warm weather and blossoming trees others consider Spring the season of Kleenex® and Claritin®. Check out poor Allergy Annie housed in the advertising section of the Busy Beaver Button Museum: Since this allergy season is shaping up to be the worst on record, we’re wishing Allergy Annie and...
