Illustration of a stegosaurus under black text over green background.  

This is a button used to identify contributors who contributed money to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The American Museum of Natural History in New York City was established in 1869. This button may have been from the early 1900s, when the museum acquired many of their dinosaur fossils.

White stretched text on red background. 

William H. Dietz was a manufacturer of Sunday School Goods in the 1920s. This is most likely a button indicating the wearer brought someone with them to Sunday School.

A man in a chef's costume holds a tray of food in each hand above his head.  Everything is set against a yelow blackground. 

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An illustration of a white skull/ghost face with a uneven ring around it on a black background. 

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An illustration depicting a man in a red suit with a knife and fork running through a door and taking a couple by surprise. A small portion of the background is blue and the rest is white.

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An illustration of an open mouth. 

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An illustration of a toilet looking down from above.

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An illustration of man and woman with content faces standing together, face to face. The couple is surrounded by musical notes which seems to imply they are dancing. The top half of the couple is set against a red background and the bottom half has a white background.

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A woman with a sad face holds her yellow dress with both hands, surrounded by heads that are laughing. Everything is set against a blue backgound.

The term “party pooper” seems to have sprung up in 1954. It refers to someone who refuses to join in the fun or who doesn’t want to go along with the group’s plans. Around the same time it entered common usage, the “Party Pooper” song began to circulate. The song parodies a 1916 song called, “Pretty Baby.” Using the same tune, the lyrics begin:

"Every party needs a pooper, that's why I'm inviting you,
Party pooper, party pooper ..."

The song has been around since at least the 1960s and some of the lyrics have changed over the years. Many people only know the first couple lines as they were sung in the 1995 Steve Martin movie, Father of the Bride Part II.

An illustration of a cyclops monster riding a horse out of a barn. 

Arthur Jones is the art director of the Los Angeles based design studio Future Smells. Noted for a bold visual style, Future Smells has created content for multiple companies and corporations including Google, Cartoon Network, New York Times, and Mastercard. 

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.