RARE 1927 "SLIDE KELLY SLIDE" NEW YORK YANKEES RELATED MGM MOVIE PROMO BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$319.31 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
5
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:
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Item Description
1.25". No maker. Issued for the 1927 baseball comedy film about Jim Kelly, a self-styled baseball whiz who talks himself into a job with the New York Yankees. Directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring William Haines, Sally O'Neil and Harry Carey. Image of button is of Kelly's legs in the air. Missing is a paper on cloth die-cut attachment representing the rest of his body. Trace of oxidation on the metal back. Front surface has minor wear under magnification. Glossy, Exc. A baseball button rarity, only a few are known, and only one of those still has the attachment. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
  
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