Stop It! I Like It

White background with black text and illustration. The illustration of a cartoon-looking man with a beautiful woman.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Hassan Cigarettes gave away free promotional buttons when customers purchased their cigarettes. The buttons were made in collaboration with comic artists like Bud Fisher, T.E. Powers, R.L. Goldberg, and Gus Mager, as well as manufacturing company Whitehead & Hoag. The 1896 collection features black-and-white illustrations of Victorian-era cartoon characters. It is unknown how many buttons were a part of the original set, but some collectors have been able to locate as many as seven different buttons to resell online. Most buttons in the 1896 collection have an artist’s signature on the front. However, this ‘Stop it! I like it!' button does not. Based on the other buttons in the collection, this button was likely illustrated by Bud Fisher or R.L. Goldberg.