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Text on Button:
AIN'T I CUTE?
Image Description:
B/W photo of "The Monster" with overlaid green text.
Curl Text:
Japan - © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
YOU MAKE ME DROOL
Image Description:
B/W photo from "The Curse of the Werewolf" with overlaid yellow text.
Curl Text:
Japan - © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Text on Button:
REMEMBER MUMMY'S DAY
Image Description:
B/W photo of "The Mummy" with overlaid blue text.
Curl Text:
Japan - © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
I'M AVAILABLE
Image Description:
B/W photo of the "Wolf Man" with overlaid red text.
Curl Text:
Japan - © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
GET LOST
Image Description:
B/W photo of The Creature from the Black Lagoon with overlaid red text.
Curl Text:
Japan - © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
This package contained one of the 24 "Batty Buttons" released by Topps in 1973. The front shows the "Fly Me" button (#14). The back of the pack lists all 24 buttons in the set.
CHECKLIST:
Text on Button:
U.S. KISSING TEAM
Image Description:
Illustration of a boy and girl kissing on a red background (top half) with "red, white and blue" text on a white background (bottom half).
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Text on Button:
PEACE
Image Description:
Round red, white and blue Pepsi logo with the word "Pepsi" replaced by the word "Peace".
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
I'VE GOT MY EYE ON YOU
Image Description:
Close-up photo of an eye with overlaid red text.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
I'M WONDERFUL
Image Description:
Yellow background with lettering in black and red spelling "I'M" and a large number "1" with the letters "DERFUL" stacked along it's right side.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Text on Button:
YOU WIN ME!
Image Description:
Illustration of a gold loving cup on a red background with white text.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
U.S. NAVEL ACADEMY
Image Description:
Photo of an abdomen and belly button (navel) with overlaid text in blue (U.S. NAVEL) and U.S. flag pattern (ACADEMY).
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Text on Button:
KISS ME
Image Description:
Close-up photo of a woman's puckered red lips with overlaid text in black.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
I'M A WINNER
Image Description:
Photo of a hand holding 4 ace cards on a red background with overlaid black text.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Additional Information:
Text on Button:
THE GREATEST KID ON EARTH
Image Description:
A black and blue (ocean areas) illustration of an Earth globe with overlaid yellow text.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Text on Button:
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
Image Description:
A swipe of the famous R. Crumb poster character boogieing down the street on a red background with yellow text.
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
Text on Button:
BITE ON!
Image Description:
Illustration of a black vampire with raised fist on a red background with overlaid yellow text (spoofing the then popular phrase "Right On").
Curl Text:
Japan
Back Style:
Locking pin
The Shape:
Circle
The Size:
2 inch
Year / Decade Made:
1970s
The Manufacturer:
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.
I am looking for assistance in identifying the character on this pin back issued by West Philadelphia High School in 1951. The Philadelphia high schools had a tradition of issuing a button specific to their graduating class. Each class also chose an unofficial class mascot to adorn the pin. This pin back shown an image of a young girl with ponytails and has a copyright of KFS. Any help in identifying this character would be most appreciated. Hud
I found these buttons trash picking and suspect they may have been from the campaign of John Mitchell, the first African American candidate for Governor. See link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mitchell,_Jr.
Happy for any information anyone can provide!
This description found at http://www.chesseartsltd.com/brotherbuzz.html on 2/15/2016
I'M BACKING 173d IN VIET NAM 2 1/4 Dia. From 1965 the 173rd Airborne was the first major U.S. ARMY ground force to be deployed in Vietnam. This is a very rare button and the ONLY one I've seen.
