"JEFFRIES/JOHNSON/THE PRIZE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY/SAN FRANCISCO" FOB BUT ALSO STAMPED "RENO".
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Winning Bid:
$285.56 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #231 Part I
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Item Description
Large 2" tall white metal fob, c. 1910, rather heavy due to lead content, with reverse blank except for several jewelry worker union bugs and name of maker" (C is missing as struck) olorado Badge & Nov. Co./Denver". Depicted are large boxing gloves with last names below their images. "Jeffries" and "Johnson" both have flattened noses due to the relatively soft metal. Light general wear but largely just seen microscopically (except for the noses) and still with silver luster on the recessed areas. Fine. Rare. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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