Quimby’s “Best Of” Button-O-matic

Button-O-matic with Alex from Busy Beaver and Liz from Quimby's

Since 2002, the Busy Beaver Button-O-matic released buttons from 120 artists, including Tim Biskup from Gama-Go, Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo, Jesse Le Doux of Le Douxville, and comic book artist Chris Ware.  Every year, a new series fills the forty Button-O-matic machines across the country.  Where do you think the the retired button series go?

The “Best Of the Button-O-matic” all go to Quimby’s, Chicago’s destination for the first amendment in print.  Liz from Quimby’s writes, “Quimby’s and its customers appreciates the small things in life.  Like little buttons with little pictures on them in little plastic bubbles in a little machine.” Glad you agree, Liz!

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Button-O-matic Mystery Button Found!

Button-O-matic Mystery Capsule Revealed!

Did you know there are two mystery buttons in every Button-O-matic across the country?  David Kevin Williams is the first to find a the blind capsule.  His story of discovery:

Yes, I got one of the 25 mystery buttons, I had always been a button person, I used to pin them everywhere…and in the process of digging out old boxes for repacking I found a very old Debbie Harry button I’ve had for years and just popped it on, the fever took over right away I started wearing them all over again.  So Monday Sept 14th I went shopping at Reckless Records at 3161 N Broadway in Chicago. While there I saw the machine and decided to buy my first button for my old hobby from a gumball type dispenser.

He describes the mystery button:

I thought all the buttons featured looked cool, but I wondered why there was a empty spot with a ? mark, I put in my 50 cents and had no idea what was going on till I got home and read the paper with the ? marks on it, I got lucky! its a very nice design, temple, bug, its very cool.  I feel lucky….to take up buttoning again after a decade and the first purchase be lucky.  Thanx again for the pleasant lil surprise, its these small things that make life fun!

Tim Biskup and Jennifer Daniels each designed a special button for a limited edition run of 30 in this blind capsule.  Have you seen it?

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