HIGH GRADE AIRBORNE FARM MACHINERY RARITY AD BUTTON C. 1900 FOR "THE FOUR LEVER FLYING SWEDE".
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Winning Bid:
$778.80 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
13
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #235 Session I
Value Code:
I - $400 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
This is among the best and rarest of all farm equipment buttons. 1.25" with W&H back paper.  Depicted from the rear view is the equipment operator seated in a fantastic farm harrow machine seemingly powered by bow-like sails cathcing the wind and centered by a balloon. The machinery is depicted airborne above a small rural village, which includes several houses, a factory and church with steeple. The operator is depicted using his hands as well as his yellow clog shoes on his feet to operate the machine's various levers and controls. Obviously a fantasy representation to illustrate the ease of actual operation. In addition to the machine's brand name, text lists the maker as "Swanson Mfg. Co. Shenandoah, Iowa." c. 1900 and one of only four we've seen in our 55 years. Glossy and Exc. Rare.
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