1895 FIRST EVER BOXING LAPEL STUD WHICH SHOWS JAMES "CORBETT" & SECOND (1896) VERSION.
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Winning Bid:
$64.90
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, January 16, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Session I January 2023 Sports
Item Description
Each is 7/8" dia. The stud-back on the left is from 1895, the first year celluloid-covered lapel studs were made w/o metal rims on the front. This is the earliest known boxing lapel stud. Back has four small triangular metal cut-outs as designed and the stud surface features "Whitehead & Hoag Co. - Newark, N.J. Pat App'd For" text. Cello has five tiny age dots on very bottom edge. VF. Rare. The stud-back on the right carries the same identical text but the metal back has three pinpoint tiny holes arranged as a triangle and the first year this style was used was in 1896. Surface has lt. surface wear and tiny upper edge scuff. Fine. Rare. 1895 stud is from the Paul Muchinsky Collection while 1896 stud is from his 2008 book Boxing Pin back Buttons; book photo example #16.
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