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Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the online Button Museum. Our mission is to share as much American history as possible through pin-back buttons. One may think that buttons are a very niche collection but they cover a wide range of cultural history. From large world events to the most obscure, buttons capture a people’s view of history that is expressed through design and messaging. 

The Museum has a main collection that continues to grow. With over 9,000 buttons (a fraction of our collection) completely catalogued, we even made it to the Guiness Book of World Records!

You can also browse our Special Exhibits section, which are images of buttons from other collections.

You are welcome to visit the physical museum M-F 10-4. For groups of more than 6, please contact us. 

We hope you visit, get inspired, feel nostalgic, and learn a thing or two about American history. 

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Recent additions

Reddy Kilowatt The Mighty Atom Dark Blue Advertising Button Museum
Puffie Wuffies Advertising Button Museum
Make Your Feet Glad Advertising Button Museum
Charlie McCarthy Effanbee Advertising Button Museum
Stuyvesant High School G.O. 1966 Club Button Museum
War Chest Volunteer Club Button Museum
Wonderland Chautauqua Club Club Button Museum
Bennigan's Halloween 1984 Event Button Museum
Cermak Road Houby Festival Event Button Museum
I Saw Bats Event Button Museum
Jerry Lewis Telethon with phone Event Button Museum
My Kind of Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo Event Button Museum
Saint Paul Winter Carnival 1952 Event Button Museum
New York Loves Women I Love Button Museum
I Love Bozo I Love Button Museum
Rock Against Racism Chicago Event Button Museum
Shary Flenniken National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
S. Harris National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
S. Gross National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Two Men National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
M.K. Brown National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Gahan Wilson National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
B.K. Taylor National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Yes We ID Cause Button Museum
Queen Power Cause Button Museum
Oregon Are You With Us Cause Button Museum
Art For All Cause Button Museum
Lucky Strikes Again Advertising Button Museum
I'm a Dilly Advertising Button Museum
Let's Lock Loins Blue Ice Breakers Button Museum
Keep Your Shirt On Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Vote in '72 Political Button Museum
Right On Republicans Political Button Museum
Vote for Zacherly Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
To Hell With Hitler Cause Button Museum
Union County Sesquicentennial Shaving Permit Event Button Museum
Litchfield, Illinois Centennial Sisters of the Swish Event Button Museum
Pepsi Cola Golden Horse Shoe Event Button Museum
Slightly Burned Out Humorous Button Museum
Black and White Portrait of a Girl Art Button Museum
Dum Tacet Clamat Woodmen of the World  Club Button Museum
Snack Time Clock Innovative Button Museum
Johnson Humphrey 1964 Political Button Museum
Black and White Portrait of a Man 9  Art Button Museum
Columbus Ohio Event Button Museum
Canada Good Clean Fun Event Button Museum
National Air and Space Museum Event Button Museum
Niagara Falls 1938 Event Button Museum
Ohio Centennials Event Button Museum
Rochester Chamber of Commerce  Club Button Museum

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The Button Museum
3407 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

The physical museum is open. For groups of more than 6, please contact us. Looking forward to seeing you!

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