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Nuraya Tea was a high-grade blend of Ceylon and India teas sold by Closset & Devers, a coffee, tea, and spice trade mercantile located in Portland, Oregon. Arthur H. Devers, who left his home in San Francisco to find fortune in Portland, entered into a partnership with Joseph Closset in 1883. Together, the two established a successful business that thrived for decades. By the beginning of the Great Depression, there were a number of coffee companies in Portland, and unfortunately, not all survived, including Closset & Devers.

Black and red text on a green button. White illustration in the middle of an leprechaun over a flame.

Mother Machree was a character created by Rida Johnson Young in 1910. Machree was imagined for the play Barry from Barrymore and reappeared in her book The Story of Mother Machree in 1924. The character was the star in the silent film Mother Machree in 1928 directed by John Ford.

The movie is set around Ellen McHugh (also known as Mother Machree), an Irish immigrant, becoming a housekeeper for her son, Brian, and his daughter. Unbeknownst to Brian is that Mother Machree is his mother who gave him up for adoption when he was younger so he could have a better way of life. 

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Broomsticks Slacks were a fashion trend for men in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were a product of Glen Oaks Company in New York and retailed for $18-25, which was a high price at the time.  The pants had a high waist, a skinny, straight leg, and were usually made of a thick, double-knit polyester. Broomsticks Slacks were well known for their provocative advertisements. 

One image has a smiley face with open eyes and above it reads, "Esquire."  The other image reads, "Where The Action Is!" and the smiley face is now winking. 

The men's magazine, Esquire, features articles about food, fashion, politics, entertainment, and women. It was founded in 1933, and a decade later, the Postmaster General under the FDR administration brought charges against the magazine for using the US Postal Service for promoting lewd images. In 1946, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Esquire, citing the First Amendment. Over the years, the magazine has received numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award, which is the industry's highest honor.

Lenticular image. One part reads, "I Like Burnie" and the other part has a brown dog with a white and orange barrel reading "76 Union".  This is a white button with blue lettering and blue rim.

Burnie was a mascot for Union Oil's 76 Heating Oil. Union Oil Company of California, now known as Unocal Corporation, was founded in 1890. Worldwide, the corporation is involved in the exploration, production, refining, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. Chevron Corporation bought Unocal in 2005.

"The Fizz" written in rainbow letters above an image of a cup fizzing over, wearing sunglasses and playing the saxophone over blue letters reading "Soda Sax Jnr."

“The Fizz” was a set of buttons issued with bottles of soda produced by U.K. dairy conglomerate Unigate in the 1980s. Other characters represented in “The Fizz” set include Lofty Lime, Stix Lemon, King Cola, Cherry Ade, and Fats Orange.  

"The Fizz" written in rainbow letters above an image of a glass made to look like a woman singing in red above text reading "Cherry Ade." White background. 

“The Fizz” was a set of buttons issued with bottles of soda produced by U.K. dairy conglomerate Unigate in the 1980s. Other characters represented in “The Fizz” set include Lofty Lime, Stix Lemon, King Cola, Soda Sax Jnr. and Fats Orange.

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Greased Lightning is a compilation vinyl record that was released in Canada by Tee Vee Records. The double-sided record featured 19 tracks and included songs by popular artists The Beatles, Conway Twitty, and Dusty Springfield. Tee Vee Records was a Canadian/US record label launched in 1978 when "Global Communications Ltd." purchased the label.

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Cutting Loose is a compilation vinyl record that was released in Canada in 1978 by Tee Vee Records. The double-sided record featured 19 tracks and included songs by popular artists Gloria Gaynor, KC & The Sunshine Band, and Rod Stewart. Tee Vee Records was a Canadian/US record label launched in 1978 when "Global Communications Ltd." purchased the label.

White background with royal blue text. In the "o" of Norway, there is a Norwegian flag pictured and underneath the text an illustration of the SS Norway. 

The SS Norway was first created as the SS France ocean liner in 1960. The Norwegian Cruise Line purchased the ship in 1979 and, after modifying it to make it better suited for cruising, presented it as the SS Norway. The Norway operated until its decommissioning in 2004, and it was eventually scrapped in 2008.  At 1,037 feet long, the vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built until the RMS Queen Mary 2 was constructed in 2004.