Elwar Button Mystery

[Kharis]

Yvonne DeCarlo was so sexy back then...

"nuff said"

[hhwolfman]

At one Point, she was labeled, The Most beautiful Women in the World. 

[Mike Scott]

Mike, given the information gathered in this thread, tell me why you believe Elwar and Warren aren't related businesses.

I don't, but I haven't seen any evidence that they are, either.

[Toy Ranch]

I don't, but I haven't seen any evidence that they are, either.

OK.  I wouldn't send anyone to death row with the evidence we've seen, but I'd lay $20 that Warren and Elwar were related entities with at least some common ownership.  Hell, I'd lay $100 they were.

[Monster Bob]

I'd send 'em to death row, run 'em through a wood chipper, then feed 'em to the fish.

AND I'd bet a hunnert bucks to boot. 

[Mike Scott]

Hell, I'd lay $100 they were.

I'll go about $36.50. If I get odds.

[The Phantom Creep]

Ok. here is one of the "Mad Buttons". I can't find my counter display box right now.

These things are very fragile, the front is a very thin plastic and the back is a cardboard disc with a straight pin through the hole.

Here's the front



and here is the back



Notice that these were done by the great MARVIN GLASS, designer of tons of awesome stuff including KING ZOR, MR MACHINE, MOUSE TRAP, ROCK EM' SOCK EM' ROBOTS, Ideal's HAUNTED HOUSE and, drumroll please..... BIG FRANKIE!!!!!!!!!!

When I do finally run across the display box, I'll post it.

[Gasport]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL Shawn! I've never seen such detailed ,large pics of it...Really impressive! Is this from your childhood, or after the fact??

[darkmonkeygod]

The great Glass indeed. Had to bite my tongue to keep from stealing yer thunder, but glad I did, much more impressive with the pix. Dig that crazy Fishlove logo too. Anyone ever seen anything else they did?

[Mike Scott]

Dig that crazy Fishlove logo too. Anyone ever seen anything else they did?

Here's a few of their products.
http://secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2006/08/party-gags-in-action_22.html

[The Phantom Creep]

Here are 2 more...

The Mummy has separated into 2 pieces and the plastic is a little warped.
I bought some of these and the box off ebay years ago.

[raycastile]

Those buttons are sweet.  I like the Mummy best.  This is the first I've heard of them, let alone seen them.

[hugohernandez]

Hey did the mystery of the Elwar prototypes ever get solved?    Talking about the Big 3.5 inch metal buttons that DO NOT have the Elwar info on the curl.

or is this a mystery in progress?!?!?!?     I gotta know.   anybody?

[hugohernandez]

YIKES 2008 was the year of the last post.    So in all that time, I managed to get some of the 1st run buttons and wanted to do a comparison along the lines of Richards exhaustive research.  (Thanks, Richard).

so here is the first comparison to the FMS album.   you can see, the artwork differs from all of the 3 Wolfmen, although very similar.
the best art I think is the Album art.

[hugohernandez]

and here is the back of the first run buttons.  with the square holes on all of them.  I will post more tomorrow.