Microsoft Seequa Computer Corporation

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Text on Button MICROSOFT SEEQUA COMPUTER CORPORATION 127065 THE WINNING COMBINATION
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The button has a green and ivory text and background combination. The number is centered on the button and text arches over the top. The "Microsoft" text, star, and bottom text are in a green square.

Curl Text JULES JAFFE ADV SPEC. INC.
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Seequa was a computer company in the 1980s. They partnered with Microsoft and produced their first portable computer named Seequa Chameleon, which ran the early MS-DOS or CP/M operating system.

Catalog ID AD0176

Menantico S & A

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Text on Button MILLVILLE, N.J. MENANTICO S & A CLUB 1939
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White circle with an orange star in center of button.  The orange star contains a white outline of a bird or bat with wings out. White text around outer border and inner border on orange background. 

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Catalog ID CL0158

Maud Lewis

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Text on Button Maud Lewis
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Photograph of a woman wearing a red winter coat and holding a painting, standing in front of colorful artwork.

Curl Text Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Halifax 1747 , Nova Scotia B3J308 Recycled paper ♻
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Maud Lewis was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia, who was inspired to paint by her mother. She married Everett Lewis, a fisherman, in 1938. They moved into a house with no electricity and plumbing and used their residence for drawing sketches. She died in the year 1970 and her former home is now considered a landmark. A movie called Maudie was made of her life and work.

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Maud Lewis | Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2019, from https://artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/maud-lewis/

Catalog ID AR0111

Masons Pop

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Text on Button Enjoy MASONS "POP" 1977
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An illustration of a British flag on a flag pole is centered on the button with "MASONS" in blue centered on the flag. The date is placed on its side and to the left of the flag. The words "Enjoy" and "Pop" are above and below the flag respectively. The words are red and the date is blue on a beige background.

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Mason's Pop Company was a popular English soft drink company founded in 1895 by Titus Mason, base in Smethwick, England. Mason's Pop experienced financial difficulty in the 1990s, and the company was sold to its rival, Purity. Purity now produces thirty different Mason's flavors, among them apple, ginger beer, cola, cherry, and Super Jaff. Super Jaff is their most popular flavor, characterized by its distinct bright orange color.  

Catalog ID AD0317

Martin Carriage Works

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Text on Button THE MARTIN CARRIAGE WORKS YORK, PA.
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A black carriage surrounded by black text on a yellowed background. 

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The Martin Carriage Works was created in 1888 in York, Pennsylvania. In 1906, the output of the carriage factory included pleasure carriages, buggies, and varieties of spring and delivery wagons. The company was not only manufacturing and delivering wagons around the United States, but also to customers in England, Germany, South Africa, Mexico, Australia and South America. Also in 1906, the Martin Carriage Works was not only the largest carriage factory in the East, but also the best equipped with the newest machinery. The Martin Carriage Works was listed under manufacturers of milk wagons, phaetons, delivery carts, road carts, rural mail wagons, spring wagons, truck wagons, buggies and surreys in the 1912 Farm Implement News Buyer’s Guide. As automobiles became more common, the company shifted gears to construct vehicles with motors.

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Farm implement news buyer’s guide: A classified directory of manufacturers of farm and garden implements . . ., vol. XXII. (1912). Masonic Temple, Chicago, IL: Farm Implement News Company.

Prowell, G. R. (1907). History of York County Pennsylvania, volume II. Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co.

Catalog ID AD0301

Manistique Ski Club

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Text on Button MANISTIQUE SKI CLUB 1948
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Large orange star on center of button. Orange text around border on white background. 

Curl Text PHILABADGE CO INC PHILA PA
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The button is an advertisement to promote winter tourism in Manistique, Michigan. Though there is no record of an official "ski club," Manistique is a small town ideal for recreational activities due to its geographical location and climate. Located on the western part of Michigan, the north side of Lake Michigan, Manistique receives an abundant amount of snow in the mountains and the trails are suitable for skiing. Manistique experienced an economic boom in the early 1900s due to its farmlands, lumber mills, metalwork which prompted an aspiration to attract visitors. 

Catalog ID CL0152

Make Love Not Profits

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Text on Button make love, not profits!
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An illustration of a smiling man in a blue turban that says "LITTLE PROFIT" next to red text on a white background. 

Curl Text SM-LSGA Copyright 1969- Leon Shaffer Golnick Adv., Inc.
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The expression on this button, "make love, not profits," is an anti-corporate activism spin-off of the famous anti-Vietnam War slogan "Make love, not war." Allegedly coined by Gershon Legman, an anthologist of erotic humor in 1963, "Make love, not war" became a popular phrase in the counterculture 60s and 70s. Derivatives of the remark quickly emerged and gained popularity. 

Catalog ID IB0235

Tastykake Magic Lamp Club

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Text on Button Neb U Chad Nez Zar Tastykake Magic Lamp Club
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Golden yellow ring around outer edge of button with blue text, a blue stripe across the bottom near the bottom with white text. The inner circle of the button has a blue and yellow illustration of a magic lamp and a person in a turban on a white background.

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Bastian Bros. Co. MFRs of Ribbon Metal and Celluloid Novelties. Rochester, N.Y. with union bug

Curl Text Bastian Bros Rochester, N.Y.
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Tastykake is a pastry manufacturer that was established in Philadelphia in 1914. Some of its most popular varieties are: Tastykake Krimpets, Kandy Kakes, Juniors, and Pies. Tastykake was bought by Flower Foods, Inc. in 2011 for 34 million dollars.

Catalog ID CL0133

Magic 99 FM

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Text on Button Magic 99 FM STEREO
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The characters for "Magic 99" are surrounded by a white border and have a white line through the center of each. The text is blue and the background is orange.

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Catalog ID AD0316

Loyal Honest Decent Chicken

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Text on Button I'm loyal I'm honest I'm decent I'M CHICKEN
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A small, illustration of a chick in its egg below black text on a bright orange-red background. 

Curl Text SAY IT WITH BUTTONS 1108 FRONT STREET LISLE ILL. 60532 (312)968-7458
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Catalog ID HU0046