COWBOYS FIVE RARE BUTTONS: ART MIX, GENE GRAY, TEX FLETCHER, HOPALONG HURD, & NO TEXT.
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Winning Bid:
$126.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
2
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
217 Part 2A
Value Code:
G/H - $100 to $400 Help Icon
Item Description
Sizes are 1.25" to 1.75". First is rare button for Mix who appeared in over 200 film shorts and features between 1924-1943. About a dozen tiny 1/8" or less craze lines on the cello surface but barely showing even in reflected light. Next is for Gray with subtitle "Silver King Of Cowboys" and he was most known for 1950 movie "The Silver Bandit." Made by L.A. Stamp & Staty Co. Couple of faint dots above the letter "E" of his first name. Next for Fletcher includes "'C-Bar-C' Ranch." Known as a singing cowboy he was popular in the 30s on radio, in several movies and had a Decca recording contract. NM displaying Mint. Next is "Hopalong Hurd" who we cannot find any information on but here he is in a plaid shirt and cowboy hat. Button seems to be circa late 1940s. Small area of stain upper right and a couple dots on extreme left edge. Rare. Last is a real photo button of a young well dressed man with his horse peering over his shoulder. Circa 1930s with concave tin back and fixed horizontal bar pin. Exc. Five rarities.
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