Parisian Novelty was a historic nineteenth and twentieth century button-maker in Chicago. You may remember when Busy Beaver Button Co. toured their south-side facility before they closed, and that we purchased ephemera from them.
Pictured here is original art for an advertisement that Parisian Novelty produced for World War II era “name badge” celluloid buttons.
It’s a rare item that is part of Hake’s Collectibles new auction. Scope it out here.
Next week commemorates Martin Luther King Day, and this rare campaign button was made right before his assassination in 1968. It’s a provocative time capsule.
See the original pin on Hake’s website here.
Holidays buttons are a classic promotion. This Gilmore Brothers pin dates back to 1950, represents a genre of Santa collectibles, and you can check it out further on Hake’s Collectibles website here.
Busy Beaver is closed on Friday, December 24 and reopens at 9AM on Monday, December 27. You can still place an order online at any time!
Fondly,
Busy Beaver Button Co.
Button measures 13/16" and is the known only example. Courtesy of Hake's.
This weekend, people across this great nation scrambled for cards, flowers, and cakes to commemorate important women in their lives.
While many people believe Mother’s Day is a Hallmark invention, it’s actually a holiday catalyzed by suffragettes like Julia Ward Howe, and established in 1915 by President Woodrow Wilson.
Buttons represent historically relevant events, and this century-old button evidences the implementation of Mother’s Day almost a century ago.
In case you are still looking for something for the mommy who has everything, click here for this rare button.
Wiley Post commemorative buttons. Photo courtesy Hake's Americana & Collectibles
You may remember Hake’s Americana & Collectibles from the button collection interview with the founder, Ted Hake. Now his inventory of amazing, historic, and rare buttons includes his own promotional 1.5-inch buttons made custom by Busy Beaver Button Co.
Check out Hake’s for collectibles like the Wiley Post button featured above. Behind every pin-back is an amazing story:
In 1931, Wiley Post flew around the world in the airplane “Winnie Mae” with his navigator Harold Gatty. In 1933 he repeated the trip but this time did it solo. This button is likely from July 22, 1933 when 50,000 people greeted him at flight’s conclusion at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.
Two years later, Post and his passenger the famous humorist Will Rogers, were both killed in an Alaskan plane crash. Button is Exc. and displays Mint. We’ve seen only 2 or 3 examples in 40 years. Comes with Hake’s COA. (G – $100 to $200)
Wow. Check it out here!
