"WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO." RARE SELF-PROMOTION BUTTON.
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, April 20, 2005 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #183 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1290 in auction 183
Item Description
1.25" c. 1896 showing one of their company advertising emblems that
includes "Makers Of Badges, Buttons And Advertising Novelties. The Largest
Manufacturers In The World Of This Class Of Goods." Reverse has open back but
it once also had a hinged tin cover which is now missing. In the back is a
paper reading "This Is A Sample Of Our New Box. The Uses To Which It Can Be Put
Are Innumerable. How Many Can You Think Of?" along with a December 1, 1896
patent date. Since the tin cover is gone, a standard spring pin is slipped
below the collet thus transforming it into a standard pinback. From the Hake
collection and the only example we've seen. See following rare badge for button
maker "Baltimore Badge." Exc.
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