Im Up Front Littlefuse

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Text on Button I'M UP FRONT LITTELFUSE FUSE PRESS
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Fuses MADE By Des Plaines, IL Co.

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Established in 1927, Littelfuse is a manufacturer of “technologies in circuit protection, power control, and sending.” Their technology is used for many different professions and tasks, and their products can be found in TVs, computers, cars, airplanes, etc. As of 2025, the company has locations across North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In 2019 they employed eleven thousand people, had more than fifty buildings, and made 1.5 billion dollars. The company became an independent corporation in Illinois in 1991.

Littelfuse, the company name, is spelled that way due to copyright issues when Edward V. Sundt was establishing the company in 1927, as the name Little Fuse was considered too common. Sundt sold his car when he was twenty-seven years old to gain the money to start the company. The first product he patented was a small, quick fuse that was used to keep test meters from burning out. Later, during World War II, the company focused on circuit protection for aviation and communications; in the 1960s, the company became involved in the space exploration industry. Littelfuse started working with micro-circuitry, and two subminiature fuse lines were used in the Gemini spaceflight. The next highlight of the company's innovation was their involvement in computers during the 1970s, when computer usage greatly increased. 

A fuse is included in circuits in electronic devices, and a fuse's job is to break the circuit’s flow of power if the current is too high so that short circuits do not cause damage to electronic products.

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About Littelfuse - Circuit Protection Power Control and Sensing. Retrieved 24 February 2021, from https://www.littelfuse.com/about-us.aspx

Different Types of Fuses and their Applications. (2020). Retrieved 24 February 2021, from https://components101.com/articles/different-types-of-fuses-and-their-a…

Littelfuse History - Circuit & Fuse Protection. Retrieved 24 February 2021, from https://www.littelfuse.com/about-us/history-and-culture/history.aspx

Catalog ID AD1000

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ZTA

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Pink crown above a red heart containing blue letters, all on blue background.

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The Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) Fraternity was founded at the Virginia State Female Normal School, now Longwood University, on October 15, 1898. ZTA is part of the National Panhellenic Conference and has initiated over 280,000 women. Their goal "is to connect members through a close bond of sisterhood and to build up a purer and nobler womanhood in the world." 

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Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity. 2021. About. [online] Available at: <https://zetataualpha.org/about&gt; [Accessed 5 February 2021].

Catalog ID CL0627

Hard Rock Shots 2010

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Text on Button Got Tequila? Hard Rock Cafe SGC Event 2010 Dedicated to Andy Juhl HRCSHOTS.COM
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Blue background. Red, yellow, and black font. Brown alien creature with yellow eyes and an enlarged brain that is held up by two sticks drinks yellow liquid out of a test tube with a long purple straw. A spilled test tube at his feet in a puddle of yellow liquid.  

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The Hard Rock Hotel is a restaurant and entertainment venue known for displaying various music memorabilia. Among notable things on display, they are also known for their souvenirs and sellable merchandise. There is a community dedicated to collecting Hard Rock Cafe shot glasses. The Hard Rock Shot Glass Collectors (SGC) have been around since the early 2000s. They hold events to get together and talk about their mutual hobby. Funds raised for these events often go directly to charity. Their 2010 events held in Hollywood, Florida and Miami, Florida, took place on June 11th and 12th. In an effort to raise money for The Vitas Hospital, four pin-backs were created for the event. All pins had a monster theme and could be purchased for $3 each. The Vitas Hospital was chosen in memory of their late friend and collector.

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Trevor, M. (2010, April 12). Florida shot event 2010 update. Supp?! News from hrcshots.com. https://hrcshots.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/2010-hrcsg-collector-event/

Denis. (2010, May 27). Supporting charity – button for sale. Supp?! News from hrcshots.com.  https://hrcshots.wordpress.com/2010/05/

Catalog ID EV0918

Ape Like You

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Text on Button I ain't no monkey! I'm an ape, just like you.
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Black Background with an upper torso of an Ape with arms crossed in the center. White text. A white atom symbol with an A in the center is on the ape's left arm. 

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"I ain't no monkey! I'm an ape, just like you," reflects one of the American Atheist views. American Atheists is a non-profit organization whose members' actions and world outlook are only based on science, excluding religious dogma. Therefore, their identifying logo is represented by the atomic symbol.  

Catalog ID CA0824

About Face Theatre

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Located in Chicago, About Face Theatre was established in 1995 by Artistic Directors Kyle Hall and Eric Rosen to raise LGBTQIA voices in the performing arts. Since its founding, the theatre has put on dozens of productions “that tell complicated stories representing all facets of gay life.” The organization holds an annual Equity Mainstage Season and year-around educational programs designed to foster awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ+ community. The theatre is also heavily involved with Chicago’s queer youth by partnering with local schools to empower students and catalyze dialogue.

The name “About Face” was chosen for the theater by one of its founders Kyle Hall because it represents “a turning of the tide – changing perceptions and the direction of discourse by, of, and about queer lives and experiences.”

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About Face Theatre. (n.d.). About Face Theatre history. https://aboutfacetheatre.com/about-aft/about-face-theatre-history/

About Face Theatre. (n.d.). About us. https://aboutfacetheatre.com/about-aft/

Catalog ID EN0587

I Met Clyde AVMA

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Text on Button I MET CLYDE AVMA '87
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The American Veterinary Medical Association was founded in 1898, with roots of the organization dating back to 1863. The Associates states its mission, "to lead the profession by advocating for our members, and advancing the science and practice of veterinary medicine to improve animal and human health". The 1987 conference for the Association was held in Chicago, with celebrity dog Benji in attendance (who was issued the first dog and cat insurance policy from the Animal Health Insurance Agency at the conference), and included displays such as pet burial kits.

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American Veterinary Medical Association. (2021). History of the AVMA. AVMA. https://www.avma.org/about/history-avma

American Veterinary Medical Association. (2021). Vision, mission and values. AVMA. https://www.avma.org/about/vision-mission-and-values

Catalog ID CL0618

Windivisible Bootcamp

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Text on Button Windivisible
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Indivisible began in response to the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States in 2016. Self-described as a "progressive grassroots movement," they seek to "build a democracy that reflects a broad, multiracial 'we the people,' one that works for all of us and is sustained by all of us." Today, they continue to support progressive causes, encourage active participation in local and national politics, and seek to create change through "collective constituent power that comes with working together."

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Indivisible. 2021. About | Indivisible. [online] Available at: <https://indivisible.org/about&gt; [Accessed 5 February 2021].

Catalog ID EV0917

Hot Machines 2

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Text on Button Hot Machines 2
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White background covered with a layer of yellow pill outlines. In the center, a blue disfigured handgun with the barrel facing the opposite direction. Red letters above the barrel and the number 2 below. 

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Catalog ID MU0554