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Throwback Thursday - Retro Canadian National Expo Button August 11 2016
Over the years we've amassed a bit of a button "vault" with some cool and funky retro designs and even some timeless classics. We unearthed this retro Canadian National Exhibition button just in time for this year's CNE which starts next week.
It's probably easier to sport a cool button then wear the whole EX as a hat!
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It's Our Storefront's 1st Birthday! July 19 2016
We are celebrating the 1 Year Anniversary of opening the front part of our shop in the cheery pink building at 3095 Dundas St. West! It's been a great year full of fun new products, parties and events, and of course Make-A-Button!
Recently one of our awesome neighbours dropped off an article written by Claude McGilvray whose father, Watson McGilvray built the building that is now our happy home. He was a Tinsmith and started a tin shop in the basement and eventually opened a hardware store on the main floor.
Wait a second, Buttons are made of tin! We can't help but feel like we are carrying on a bit of a tradition!
This is Claude and his dad "Watt" McGilvray in front of their shop at 3095 Dundas West c. 1920:
