1910 CARTOON BUTTON SHOWING JEFFRIES KNOCKING JACK JOHNSON INTO SPACE AND NAMING SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION.
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Winning Bid:
$973.50 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #234 Session I
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Item Description
1", no maker. Rare cartoon button produced before the Jeffries/Johnson fight was banned in California and moved to Nevada. Couple near invisible edge age dots, some very light and short surface scratches most just seen in reflected light. Only one known to us and from the Joe Stone Collection, the basis for Hake's Collectible Pin-Back Buttons 1896-1986 book, pictured as Boxing #39 and then into the Paul Muchinsky Collection as book photo example #48. Glossy and Exc.
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