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“Faultless” Pepsin Chips chewing gum started being distributed in 1895. It was endorsed by physicians, chemists, and dentists who claimed the gum had medicinal properties and strengthened teeth.

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The Little Ole’ Button Maker was a registered trademark of the Hand Tip and Novelty Co. for promotional buttons in their line. The trademark was registered in 1970 and notes the first commercial use of the Little Ole’ Button Maker was in 1965. The trademark expired in 1993. Hantico was later purchased by Uniflex, a bag manufacturer in 1992. In 1995, Uniflex Inc. sold Hantico to American Greenwood Inc that had a similar promotional product line. The Hand Tip and Novelty Co. was a manufacturer of promotional items that was founded in Manhattan, New York in 1900. Their main products at that time were ornate brass medallions and political buttons. This changed in the 1950s as promotional buttons became popular advertising strategy. Hand and Tip Novelty Co. eventually became Hantico Line which was a specialty advertising company which later moved its base to Newburg, New York in 1984. Though the Hantico Line produced other items such as ribbons, clips, and clipboards, buttons were the main focus of the company.

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The phrase 'button button who's got the button" comes from a children’s guessing game where a small object like a button is secretly placed in the hand of a person in the group by the leader, then whoever is “It” must guess which person has the object. Often children in the group chant the phrase “button button who’s got the button” before making guesses. The first printed reference to the game was 1871 in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Men. The phrase has also been used to whimsically pose questions needing guesswork to an audience, and at times used literally by writers when referencing buttons of all kinds.

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The Badge Shop (1978-1983) was established in the Covent Garden area of London by sculptor Des Kay who hoped to tap into the button craze of the late 1960s. The shop sold vintage buttons, customizable buttons, and commercial buttons (known as badges in the United Kingdom) that specialized in primarily text-based slogan buttons promoting bands, social justice movements, pop culture commentaries and political opinions.

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Candid Camera was a television show from 1948 to the 1970s, and has been revived several times since then. It first began as The Candid Microphone on radio before coming to television. The show was all about practical jokes and getting people to do things on hidden camera before letting them in on the joke. Hosted by Allen Funt, he and many other celebrities would be placed in funny situations and would play a joke on that person. No one was immune to the practical joke. At the end of each joke, the person would be told, "Smile, You’re on Candid Camera." They would point toward the camera showing the person that they were just on television.

This show has been revised many times over with other guests and hosts including Peter Funt, son of Allen Funt, and co-host Mayim Bialik. It was shown on every broadcast channel and several cable channels. It has a large following on the web, and full episodes can be watched online.

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The Sisters of the Good Shepherd is an order of Catholic nuns that was established in Louisville, Kentucky in 1842. In that city the nuns ran a shelter for homeless and at-risk girls. They also provided vocational training for women in skills like sewing and stenography. The Sisters remain active in their mission to promote the welfare of women and girls, most recently by speaking out against human trafficking.

The original site of the convent at 8th and Madison no longer exists.

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The image of the boy with nose upturned along with the words press here for a punch in the nose is a joke and play on words. To press the button with a finger would be to punch the cartoon image in the nose, however, touching the button of a stranger uninvited may invite them to physically want to punch someone in the nose.

Creative House Productions Inc. originated in 1964 and was a design and manufacturing company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was responsible for the creation of many promotional comic pins found in gumball machines and Cracker Jack boxes. Creative House eventually created the brand PinMart, which became the first website to sell lapel pins. PinMart eventually outgrew its parent company and bought Creative House in 2008.