Cross-stitched hearts and poot clouds surround purple cross-stitched text over white background. 

This is a handmade button by an artist and animator, Penelope Meatloaf, who owns her own Etsy shop.  It appears to be part of an overall theme of sexual, grotesque, and provocative items that the owner sells, and is listed as "limited edition."  This is, however, one of the cleaner ones that the artist has created for sale!

White text in the shape of a heart over red background. 

"Chicago Loves Its Lakeshore" was an advertising catchphrase used by Lake Shore National Bank in Chicago, Illinois. It was an official trademark of Lake Shore National Bank and was registered in 1982. Some of the bank's specialties were financing and mortgages.

Black text above and below a red heart, on a white background. 

This is a button celebrating CETEC's support for Robinson Nugent. CETEC Cereal Technologies Inc., established in 1986, works with cereal milling and food processing industries in various capacities, like milling, materials handling, and color sorting of grains and fresh vegetables. Robinson Nugent is a circuit board, transistor, and cable connectors company created by Robinson Nugent in 1978. The company was later sold to 3M in 2001; this button may be from this merger. 

Illustration of a half blue, half red heart with a white curved line down the middle, with black text on a white background.

Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of ten cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc. Carnival was a pioneer in the concept of shorter, less expensive cruises. Its ships are known for their Las Vegas-style decor and entertainment. The line calls its ships "The Fun Ships", and there are a wide range of activities offered on board. Its trademark is the funnel, which is red, white and blue and shaped like a whale's tail. The mascot for Carnival is Fun Ship Freddy, a character in the shape of Carnival's distinctive funnel.

Blue heart inside the outline of Montana on white background. 

The Heart Sticker Company produces "I Love" stickers for all 50 states, including Montana. The symbolism behind the image on the button is that Montana is nicknamed "Blue Sky Country".

Yellow and orange text sit above a purple heart. Everything is set on a black background. 

Halloween is a celebration held on October 31st each year in many different countries around the world. The word Halloween or Hallowe’en comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows’ Eve, the evening before All Hallows’ Day or All Saints’ Day.  This Christian celebration honors all saints and is celebrated on November 1st, thus Halloween or All Hallow’s’ Eve is the day before that celebration. Modern celebrations of Halloween include dressing up in costumes, walking from house to house (known as trick-or-treating), and going to social events or parties. Another tradition is carving jack-o-lanterns, which are carved faces or designs on pumpkins, turnips, or other root vegetables.

Commonly associated with Halloween are “thing that go bump in the night” like ghosts, goblins, and vampires. The last of these is a folklore creature that sustains itself by biting its victims and sucking their blood. Vampires exist in nearly every culture and were popularized by Irish author Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel entitled Dracula. Most recognize vampires as fictional entities, but some still buy into the existence of the chupacabra—an American monster that attacks and drinks the blood of livestock.

Red text over blue background.

The Babysitters Club was a popular book series in the 1980s through 2000, written by Ann M. Martin. The series is based on a group of four friends in the fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut and their babysitting business. The series starts with four main characters Kristy Thomas (president), Claudia Kishi (vice president), Mary Anne Spier (secretary), and Stacey McGill (treasurer), and eventually adds new characters. Each book narrates the babysitting experience of each girl and a subplot of the different issues they face.

This is a variation of the "I heart NY" logo that was created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

The logo has become iconic in pop-culture and has been imitated in many forms around the world.

Color image of Alex White and Francis Scott Key White looking directly into camera. White background. 

White Mystery is a Chicago-based brother/sister high energy rock duo composed of Alex White and Francis Scott Key White. Formed in 2008, they have two self-released albums, Telepathicand Blood and Venom. 

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.

Black and white image of Marc Bolan on a black background.

Marc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist. He is best known as the front-man of glam rock group T. Rex. Bolan, born in East London, England, started playing music at the age of 9, while embracing the MOD scene. Bolan and the drummer from his first band, John's Children, went on to create T.Rex. Bolan died on 16 September 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday. He was a passenger in a car driven by Gloria Jones as they headed home from from a night out. Jones lost control of the car, and as neither occupant was wearing a seat belt, Bolan was killed instantly, while Jones suffered a broken arm and broken jaw. She did not learn of Bolan's death until the day of his funeral.

A photograph of the B-52's in front of a red-orange background. 

The B-52's is a pop-rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band consisted of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland, and Ricky Wilson (deceased). The button is to promote the band's second album "Wild Planet," released in 1980. The album was well received by the critics and was certified Gold in the United States.