"McKINLEY" EMBOSSED BRASS WATER SQUIRTING LAPEL DEVICE.
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Winning Bid:
$1,557.60 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
19
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #233 Part I
Value Code:
I - $400 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
1.75" tall and .75" dia. Produced by the Curtin Jewelry Co. this novelty was designed to look like a lapel badge but a tiny hole in McKinley's chin sprays water at the unassuming viewer via a rubber tube and pump hidden by the wearer. Brass tube has moderate wear where it was attached to the rubber attachment that is no longer present. Embossed McKinley portrait has moderate wear from light use. VF. Uncommon.
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