GREAT CARTOON BUTTON FROM CIRCA 1896 NEW YORK CLOTHING STORE.
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Auction #202 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1553 in auction 202
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Item Description
1.25" with c. 1896 backpaper that has small W&H name below but larger text naming Metropolitan Equipment Co. Button shows rotund happy gentleman in red suit and d
derby hat holding his purchase in a large carton under one arm. Text reads "Happy Bings, Buys His Clothes At King's./Corner. Broadway And Park Place/243 And 245 Sixth Ave. Near 16th St." Superb N. Mint example. Less than a half dozen known.
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