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| Text on Button | I'M THE GUY THAT PUT THE PUNK IN PUNKINS |
| Image Description | Black text around an illustration of a guy wearing a red shirt and pointing to his head on a white background |
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HASSAN CIGARETTES FACTORY No 649 1st DIST NY W & H Co. Patented |
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| Additional Information | Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist responsible for this line of "I'm the Guy" buttons is more famously known for his illustrations of inventions that were funny and complicated. His name is in the Webster dictionary and is defined as "accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply". He was a dedicated cartoonist, doing both political and comical cartoons. Goldberg is also a founding member of the National Cartoonist Society whose Reuben Award is named after his proper name, Rueben. The popularity of the "I'm the guy..." slogans caught the eye of tobacco marketers. So if you wanted one of these buttons back in the 1910's, you'd have to buy some of their cigarettes. There was even an "I'm the guy" song ! |
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About NCS. (n.d.). National Cartoonists Society. Retrieved from https://nationalcartoonists.com/about/ Simonton, S. (May 16, 2023). Who Was Rube Goldberg, and What Are Rube Goldberg Machines. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved from https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/who-was-rube-goldberg-and-what-are-his-contraptions.htm Video: "I'm The Guy" by Rube Goldberg. (n.d.). Mike Lynch Cartoons. Retrieved from http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2010/06/video-im-guy-by-rube-goldberg.html |
| Catalog ID | AD0806 |