Compass nestled between red text over yellowed background. 

In 1924, Dave and Max Cook opened and started the first sporting goods company in Colorado.  In 1932, Dave Cook bought out his brother Max's share of the business.  Dave Cook Sporting Good Company was opened in 1936 in Denver, Colorado at 1601 Larimer Street. The company gained attention from many due to the company being opened and operated by a Jewish businessman.  Dave Cook Sporting Good advertisements could be seen in popular magazines such as Field and Stream and Boys Life.  In 1988, Dave Cook Sporting Company was purchased from Gart Brother's Sporting Good Company for 20 million dollars.  The Cook family remained employed until late 1989 when they are resigned.  Gart continued to use the Cook name until the early 1990's when all store names where gradually changed to reflect Gart.

Cork attached to button face. 

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A blue, red, and white striped button with blue text in the center. A red, white, and blue ribbon is attached to the bottom of the button and the ribbon has a gold chain and trophy attached to it.

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania was established in 1803, this button was to commemorate its 150th anniversary. Chambersburg was named after Benjamin Chambers, who settled near the confluence of Conococheaque Creek and Falling Spring with his brother. The location provided Benjamin Chambers with the necessary water power to operate a gristmill and a sawmill. Chambersburg became a commercial and agricultural center.

Chambersburg played a significant role during the Civil War. The city was occupied by the Confederate forces three times. It was in Chambersburg that Robert E. Lee decided to move east to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which was a turning point during the Civil War when the Union forces started to emerge victoriously. During the last and third occupation, the troops under Confederate General J.A. McCausland and General Jubal Early burned down the center of the city when Union Troops did not pay a ransom for alleged transgressions committed Shenandoah Valley, West Virginia. Chambersburg was built after the Civil War with private and Federal funds.    

Lenticular blinking eye between alternating red and green text. 

Wink is a soda produced by the Canada Dry Corporation. Introduced in 1965, Wink was touted as a non-cola drink. Made with grapefruit, and other citrus flavors, it was bottled in green glass bottles, much like 7-UP and Sprite. Their jingle was “Wink, the Sassy One, from Canada Dry." For a short time, there was a mascot the Wink Gink. Although not seen at all grocery stores in the US, it is still bottled in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. In Canada it is bottled under CPlus.

Black circle with yellow text centered on gold background with black text. Gold ribbin hangs from the bottom conected to silver beaver charm. 

Every year the Busy Beaver Button Company gives out The “Buttonmaker’s Choice” Golden Button’s Awards to a customer whose button design catches the eye of a member of the Busy Beaver staff. In 2014 they gave out seven such awards. The awards naturally come in the form of pinback buttons. One of the seven awardees was designer Milton Glaser for a button entitled "Moon" that was part of the Busy Beaver Button Company's Button-O-Matic Series. According to Glaser, the Moon symbol signifies its power over the night sky and ocean waves.

Compass nestled between red text over yellowed background. 

This promotional compass was a gift-with-purchase from the Butter-Krust Bread Co. of Sunbury Pennsylvania. Started in 1915 as a bakery, founder B. Frank Bastian partnered with Benjamin Apple five years later to form Butter-Krust, a wholesale baking shop.  Their business flourished and they embraced the innovations of the day - a bread slicing machine in the 1930s,  cellophane wrapping in 1950 - and they were the first commercial bakery to use unbleached flour.  

By 2005, Butter-Krust Bread had reached sales of 80 million.  The following year, however, saw the company bought out by the Sara Lee Corporation although family members of co-founder Benjamin Apple continued to hold management positions.  By 2011 Butter-Krust was sold again this time to Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bread maker based in Mexico City.

Butter-Krust has won several industry awards for their bread during its 100 year history in production.

Image of three human figures burnt into wood (the Third Man Records logo)

Third Man Records is an independent record label founded by Jack White in Detroit, Michigan, in 2001. Third Man established its first physical location—a combination record store, performance venue, and headquarters for the label—in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2009. On March 9, 2011, Third Man Records announced its newest creation, the Third Man Rolling Record Store. The store, a yellow step van outfitted with a sound system and Third Man Records inventory, was built by C Cook Enterprises in Erlanger, Kentucky. It made its first appearance in Austin, Texas, at SXSW 2011. Third Man has since brought the mobile store to concerts, festivals, and other events with anywhere from weeks to only a few hours notice.

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.

Compass nestled between blue text over yellowed background. 

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BG Sandwich Shop logo, which consists of a green and orange shield with the letters "B G" and an orange circle with black text, encircled by orange and green borders over a black background. 

B/G Sandwich Shops were a nationwide chain with first references found in 1920, as the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce welcomed its new members, including B/G Sandwich Shops, with the description, "Located at 1022 Market St. – ‘A meal a minute.’ This company operates attractive sandwich shops in forty cities, the chain extending from California to New York.”

B/G Sandwich Shops operated at least into the 1950s, and although it is unknown how many shops were part of the chain at its peak, branches did seem to stretch across the country, keeping up with the business’s advertising that called itself “A National Institution.”

Beethoven, the dog, looks guilty under the dinner table while his family looks bewildered that he stole part of their turkey. Black and red text over the image. 

"Beethoven" was a popular movie that was released in 1992. The titled character is the Newton's family St. Bernard. The puppy was stolen by two thieves who were hired by a criminal veterinarian, Dr. Varnick who experimented on animals. The puppy escaped from the thieves and hid in the Newton's youngest daughter's room. The puppy was given its name when the younger daughter, Emily played the intro of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and the puppy barked along. The workaholic father, George hated Beethoven, but the rest of the family grew attached to the dog. When Beethoven was stolen again, the family saved their pet and other dogs. They revealed Dr. Varnick's true identity and were hailed as the heroes of the community.