Canal Jeans Co. New York Purple

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Text on Button CANAL JEAN CO. NEW YORK
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Black text on banner image with purple and black checker board background.

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Known by their consistent checkerboard logo, this New York City institution has boasted the largest selection of jeans since 1973. Carrying both new and used clothing, the trendy shop caters to an eclectic mix of urban shoppers. Although their popular Broadway location in Manhattan closed in 2002, the Brooklyn location kept its doors open.

Catalog ID AD0413

Astronaut Breakfast Game White

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Text on Button ASTRONAUT BREAKFAST GAME TONY
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Black white and red illustration of the head of a tiger wearing a space helmet with red tex above and black text on the scarf around his neck on a white background

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Kellogg's Tony the Tiger mascot was part of the company's Astronaut Breakfast Game,  which piggybacked on the popularity of space travel in the 1960s. The promotion issued to teachers encouraged kids to "Be First to Have Breakfast on the Moon" by eating a healthy breakfast, including a bowl of Kellogg's cereal. The game tracked what each student had for breakfast on school days over a four-week period. Points were awarded based on foods eaten. Each player used white game pieces, with blue ones given to the winning team.

Kellogg's was founded in 1906 in Battle Creek, Michigan as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company. Tony the Tiger has been the mascot for Frosted Flakes since its introduction in 1951 as Sugar Frosted Flakes. The cereal was renamed in 1983. The character was voiced for over 50 years by Thurl Ravenscroft, who also did voiceover work in several movies and sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the 1966 TV special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Catalog ID AD0412

Astronaut Breakfast Game Blue

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Text on Button ASTRONAUT BREAKFAST GAME TONY
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Illustration of an orange, white and black tiger’s head wearing a space helmet and an orange scarf with black text on a blue background and dark red text along top edge of the button.

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Kellogg's Tony the Tiger mascot was part of the company's Astronaut Breakfast Game,  which piggybacked on the popularity of space travel in the 1960s. The promotion issued to teachers encouraged kids to "Be First to Have Breakfast on the Moon" by eating a healthy breakfast, including a bowl of Kellogg's cereal. The game tracked what each student had for breakfast on school days over a four-week period. Points were awarded based on foods eaten. Each player used white game pieces, with blue ones given to the winning team.

Kellogg's was founded in 1906 in Battle Creek, Michigan as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company. Tony the Tiger has been the mascot for Frosted Flakes since its introduction in 1951 as Sugar Frosted Flakes. The cereal was renamed in 1983. The character was voiced for over 50 years by Thurl Ravenscroft, who also did voiceover work in several movies and sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the 1966 TV special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Catalog ID AD0411

Adventures With Babe

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Text on Button adventures with Babe
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Red text on a beige background

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"Babe" refers to Babe perfume by Faberge. The perfume launched in 1976 and became Faberge's most popular women's perfume worldwide. With its popularity gained primarily in the 70s and 80s, Babe was discontinued in 1992, however, in 2015, the original fragrance and packaging was recreated and continues to sell today.

Catalog ID AD0494

Adanac Tours

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Text on Button Adanac Tours
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Blue and white illustration of a person on skiis and wearing winter clothing over blue text on a white background

Curl Text MFG by HAS NOVELTIES LTD TORONTO : 593-1101
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Adanac Ski Hill is located in Sudbury, Ontario. The Hill is a terrain park that is 240 feet high and offers visitors skiing and snowboarding lessons, equipment rental, and programs for visitors.

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Greater Sudbury. (2015, October 5). Adanac Ski Hill. Retrieved October 11, 2015, from Greater Grand Sudbury website: http://www.greatersudbury.ca/living/ski-hills/adanac-ski-hill/.

Catalog ID AD0482

7up Fresh Up Freddie

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Text on Button 7up "FRESH UP" FREDDIE
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Illustration of yellow and red animal in a T-shirt and red text over a cream-colored background.
 

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"Fresh-Up" Freddie was an animated chicken character used in ad campaigns for 7up starting in 1957. Freddie was created by the Leo Burnett ad agency, but the Walt Disney studio did the animation for TV commercials in which Freddie appeared. The character also was seen in comic books and on Disney's live-action TV show, and spawned merchandise such as plastic dolls and stuffed toys. The ad campaign that featured Freddie was discontinued after only a couple of years.

Freddie was voiced by Paul Frees, a noted voice actor. In addition to many animated characters, Frees' voice has also been heard as the "Ghost Host" in the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California since the ride's opening in 1969.

Catalog ID AD0435

There Are Others

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Text on Button There Are Others SWEET CAPORAL CIGARETTE
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Green text on a white background

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Sweet Caporal Cigarette Buttons Manufactured by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. Badges & Buttons Newark, N.J.
Pat. July 21 1896 Pat. July 17 1894 Pat. April 14 1896

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Sweet Caporal was a brand of cigarettes created by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1878. Sweet Caporal was a very popular brand, especially in Canada during the early part of the 20th Century. One of the brand's notable distinguishing features was the inclusion of a collectible and tradable cigarette card in each pack, some of which showcased famous athletes or witty sayings of the 1890s to 1900s. Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company was sold to the American Tobacco Company in 1911.

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Worthpoint. (n.d.). 34 Sweet Caporal Pins (pinback buttons) – sayings. Retrieved July 21, 2020, from https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/34-sweet-caporal-pins-pinback-bu…

Catalog ID AD0499

Nine of Clubs

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Illustration of a nine of clubs playing card on a white background

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COMPLIMENTS OF THE HIGH ADMIRAL CIGARETTE
RILEY-KLOTZ MFG CO
NEWARK, N.J. 
MADE UNDER W & H CO. PATS
JULY 7, 1894
APRIL 14, &JULY 21, 1896

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High Admiral Cigarettes are a brand owned by The National Cigarette and Tobacco Company.  Their flagship brand, Admiral, was first marketed in 1883.  Other brands produced by the company included: Royal Sweets, Opera Lights and Yellow Kid.  Known for their publicity stunts and creativity in marketing, National was eventually absorbed into American Tobacco.

Catalog ID AD0512

Kiss Me Kid

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Text on Button KISS ME KID, I'M STERILIZED!
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Illustration of the head and shoulders of a woman with an updo hairstyle nose to nose with a a man in a suit and with a monicle on a white background with black text above and below.

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HASSAN CIGARETTES 
FACTORY No 649
1st DIST. N.Y.
W & H CO
PATENTED

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Between the 1910s and the 1930s, Hassan and Tokio cigarettes issued premiums with cases of their products. These premiums had playful phrases such as "Kiss Me, Kid, I'm Sterlized," "Can It !" and "I'm the Guy That..." with various phrases finishing the thought, such as "I'm The Guy That Put the Con in Congress."

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Catalog ID AD0492