RARE RALPH CHAPLIN IWW LABOR PIN-BACK BADGE AND BUTTON WITH ICONIC PRISON MOTIF.
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Winning Bid:
$177.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
7/8" dia. and 1" tall. C.1918. First is pewter w/striking high relief portrait of Chaplin and text at bottom "Remember!" Second is cello button w/detailed etching of Chaplin behind bars at center. Chaplin was imprisoned in 1917 under the Espionage Act Of 1917 for encouraging desertion during WWI and served four years of a 20 year term. He is also remembered for writing the poem "Solidarity Forever." Exc. displaying Mint. Rare. Ted Watts Collection.
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