"COLORADO STATE FAIR" 1904 BUTTON PICTURING CRAZED HORSE AND BUTTON POWER BOOK PHOTO EXAMPLE.
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Winning Bid:
$259.60 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #237 - Session I
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Item Description
1.75" striking image of wild-eyed horse with flared nostrils and teeth showing. Issued for event in "Pueblo Sept. 26-30-1904." Tiny text on bottom edge "Pueblo Litho. Co." (See lot 574 for self-promo button for this company). Reverse is metal-covered with horizontal bar pin. A ribbon was once suspended but this is gone. A pair of hairline scratches form an "X" on the horse's nose but the scratches are exceedingly light and just show a trifle in reflected light. With normal viewing the piece displays NM. Only example known to us.This photo example used on page 140 of Button Power: 125 Years Of Saying It With Buttons by Christen Carter and Ted Hake. Comes w/Hake's COA.
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