Black line drawing of a tabby cat holding a mouse in its mouth, all on a hot pink background.  

This button is part of the 2005 Button-O-Matic artist series produced by Busy Beaver Button Company. It was designed by artist artist Rob Syers and portrays his cat, MacMillan.

An illustration of a naked man dressed only in an orange, hooded cape streaking past three slot machines with black text above and below the image on a yellow background. 

Castaways was a casino in Las Vegas that was first opened in the 1930’s as the Sans Couci Auto Court before becoming the San Souci Hotel in the 1950's. In 1963, it was purchased and renamed the Castaways Casino and was in operation until 1987, when it was torn down to make way for The Mirage to be built. The act of streaking became popular in the mid-1960s however the term was first coined in 1973. The term streaking was used during a mass nude run at the University of Maryland. Streaking is not the same as nudism as the streaker intends for the audience to notice; it is a way for them to gain attention for something but is different from flashing as it is not intended to shock a victim. The year 1974 saw the peak in pop-cultural significant streaking and a wide range of novelty items were produced to cahs in on the fad including buttons, patches, t-shirts, and more.

Read more about the History of Streaking Buttons on the Busy Beaver blog.​

Red text on a white background.

Bundt is an aluminum, fluted cake pan that was created by Dave Dalquist for Nordic Ware company in 1950. Traditionally German, Bundt cake became popular after one was used to bake a “Tunnel of Fudge” cake that placed second in the 1966 Pillsbury bake-off. Bundt cake pans continue to be a popular bakeware staple because of their unique shapes and multiple uses.

Outlined in red on a white background are sketches of a ring microphone in the center with a teddy bear to the left and a monkey to the right with red text above and below.

The "Uncle Whoa-Bill" radio club was an afternoon children's program that aired on KFAC radio station in Los Angeles California in the 1940s. It was sponsored by the Bullock's department stores. 

Capitalized white text outlined in black above an illustration an outdoor scene, indicated by green grass, of a pink pig bathing inside a white bathtub with an additional pig looking on from the foot of the tub, all on a light blue background.  

Ms. Boynton is an award winning American author, illustrator, and humorist. She began her career designing greeting cards for Recycled Paper Greetings in the 1970’s; by the mid 1980s Boynton sold over 80 million cards a year. She has authored and illustrated over fifty books for children and adults. She also designs various products with her characters for companies, rather than licensing the characters to be adapted. Recently, Ms. Boynton has added songwriting and music producing to her repertoire.

Black and white illustration of a blue whale on a white background.  

The Blue Whale, at approximately 100 feet in length and 200 tons, is the largest known animal ever to have lived on Earth. A blue whale’s tongue alone is larger than an elephant; its heart is larger than an average-sized car. Despite their large size, blue whales are not aggressive predators. Rather, they subsist on a diet of almost solely krill—tiny shrimp-like animals. Blue whales usually swim alone or in pairs, and can be found in all the oceans around the world. In addition to owning the title of largest animal, blue whales are also considered the loudest animals on earth. Like other whales and dolphins, blue whales use groans and pulses to both navigate and communicate.

Blue whales have few natural predators, however they were driven to near extinction by the mid-20th century due to aggressive hunting. They became a protected species in 1966, and though populations have grown to some extent since then, as of 2015, the blue whale is still officially classified as an endangered species. It is thought that there are between 10,000 to 25,000 of these gentle giants currently living in the wild.

Curved lines of teal, peach, white, red, burgundy, lime, purple, and blue colors.

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Brown triangle with white text on it in the middle of the button surrounded by brown text on a white background. 

Blatz Beer was produced by the Valentin Blatz Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1851-1959. It was then sold to Pabst Brewing Company. It was the first Milwaukee beer to be sold nationally.

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The Gourmet Center Ivy Room Cosmopolitan Room and Delicatessen is the name of a restaurant that was located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.The University of North Carolina's main campus is located in Chapel Hill. The Delicatessen was known for its large assortment of fine wines.

An illustration of an old sour looking man with a long beard on the upper left. He is wearing a hunting cap and a blue shirt, and he holds a red apple and a light green ladder. Next to the man is an illustration of a coiled grey snake showing its fangs and red tongue. Below the snake is an illustration of a blue and red bird standing over its nest with two light blue eggs and smoking a cigarette. Below the old man is an orange and brown monkey looking straight ahead with wide eyes. The monkey is also holding a red apple. Behind the animals and the old man is a green rounded sunburst that resembles a bush, and the background is white.

Arthur Jones is an American artist whose main mediums include drawing and animation. Arthur was born in Plainview, Texas and attended the Rhode Island School of Design. Arthur has created visuals for the stage performances of This American Life and has been working on a project for the last five years in which writers present stories, on stage, written to Arthur’s post-it note illustrations. The performances are the Post-it Note Reading Series and it has recently been published in a book called the Post-it Note Diaries. Some of Arthur’s work can be viewed here on his website. Included on this website is “A Teeny-Tiny Itsy-Bitsy Comic” that was made for Busy Beaver Buttons. This comic was included with every order that was placed through the company and it provides instructions on how to take care of your buttons through illustrations of a friendly relationship between a beaver and a personified button.