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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
Large 4" heavy celluloid button with safety pin fastened at the top of the
covered metal back which includes imprint of maker Whitehead & Hoag. Front
pictures man in derby hat and reads "$100 Reward For The Capture Of Mr. Raffles
- See The Evening World." Button is definitely from the 1920 time period and
this coincides with the first U.S. printing in 1919 of Arthur Conan Doyle's book
The Doings Of Raffles Haw. If this button is not directly related to the Holmes
title, it probably relates to the Holmes-inspired writing of E.W. Hornung who
achieved success by inverting Doyle's formulas and creating stories about the
gentlemen thief A. J. Raffles. If any of our readers have more definite
information, we will amend our description on the website. In any case, the
only example we've seen and in Exc. condition. Also one of the thickest
pinbacks we've ever seen. Also see Holmes-related buttons #971-74.
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