Christina Lauren - 2013

Christina Lauren (the combined penname of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings) is a New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling American author duo of contemporary fiction, teen fiction and romance novels

These 1.75-inch pin-back buttons promote the 2013 release of the second and third release in the Beautiful series which ended in 2016 after the publication of the 10th book

Amos 'n' Andy Wise Crack : 1930s

1-inch pin-back buttons from Green Duck Co Chicago
Amos 'n' Andy is an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played Amos Jones (Gosden), Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), and George "Kingfish" Stevens (Gosden) as well as incidental characters. On television from 1951 to 1953, black actors took over the majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent. 

Travel Alberta - c1970s

2.25-inch pin-back button

Alberta has been a tourist destination from the early days of the twentieth century, with attractions including outdoor locales for skiing, hiking and camping, shopping locales such as West Edmonton Mall, Calgary Stampede, outdoor festivals, professional athletic events, international sporting competitions such as the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games, as well as more eclectic attractions. According to Alberta Economic Development, Calgary and Edmonton both host over four million visitors annually. Banff, Jasper and the Rocky Mountains are visited by about three million people per year.  Alberta tourism relies heavily on Southern Ontario tourists, as well as tourists from other parts of Canada, the United States, and many other countries – Wikipedia

World Columbian Stamp Expo - Chicago IL - 1992

The 1992 World Columbian Stamp Expo was an international philatelic event held in Rosemont, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) from May 22–31, 1992

Touchtones : 1981

1-inch pin-back button

The Touchtones release on mini-LP on Mondarian Records in 1981, and a 7-inch 45rpm single on For The Eighties records with the songs Dance All Night and Time (Won’t Pass Me By) : Songs were written by Steve Calicchio, Scott Cushman and Jeremy Bar-Illian

The Invisible Library - 2016

2016-NYCC: Genevieve Cogman’s debut novel The Invisible Library was released in January 2015. The book was the first in an eponymous series, continued by The Masked City (December 2015), The Burning Page (December 2016), The Lost Plot (2017), The Mortal Word (2018), The Secret Chapter (2019), The Dark Archive (2020) and its final title, The Untold Story (2021).

The series revolves around a team of secretive undercover librarians who travel to alternate realities to acquire works of fiction on behalf of a sprawling interdimensional library that exists outside of normal space and time. The main character is Irene, a Junior Librarian with a great British humor, and the adventures she has with her assistant and friend, the mysterious and charming Kai. The series incorporates numerous fantasy elements including steampunk, supernatural beings, and magic

Schiffer Books

 

1.5-inch pin-back button from Schiffer Books

The founding of Schiffer Publishing was a gradual process started when the research for Chester County, Pennsylvania, Inventories 1684-1850, by Margaret Schiffer, was discovered in a box in a basement in 1973. The study had been made at the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, Pennsylvania for the author’s personal interest. She had also published Furniture and its Makers of Chester County, Pennsylvania with the University of Pennsylvania Press in 1966. Family members worked together in the antiques business while growing the publishing efforts.

The Schiffer Publishing offices, and a complete library, are open to the public during normal business hours, with more than 7,000 titles available to browse and/or purchase.