Let's Get Acquainted Clover

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Text on Button LET'S GET ACQUAINTED.
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Black text on a white 3-leaf clover with black background.

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Penny King gumball machines were small and designed to sit on a countertop. They typically had a body made from cast aluminum and a globe made from glass. For just one cent, they dispensed pin-back buttons as prizes during the mid-twentieth century. Buttons that read “Quit Your Kiddin’,” “Hot Dogs,” and “Let’s Get Acquainted” were just some that could be collected from these machines.

Clovers are a symbol of luck. To get acquainted, is to get to know someone, and in some cases, the term "get lucky" has also been used in conjunction with this phrase.

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Poshmark. (2020, July). 50s gumball prize pinbacks. https://poshmark.com/listing/50s-Gumball-Prize-Pinbacks-59148eec36d594a…

Small Vintage Vending. (n.d.). Penny King. http://www.smallvintagevending.com/third/penny_king.html

Catalog ID IB0147