RARE CELLO BADGE FOR UNITED STATES SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY.
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Winning Bid:
$77.92 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
6
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 2, 2011 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #202 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1553 in auction 202
Value Code:
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Item Description
1.5" wide sheet of celluloid with movable stickpin at the top. Reverse has name of maker Bastian Bros. Front shows hoe and rake along with the initials of the group "U.S.S.G." Olive color is a little faded or worn but all remains clean and Fine. This group was created in 1917 to encourage gardening among school children and the participants were known as 'Soldiers Of The Soil.' They worked under the theme of "Helping Hoover" who was the government's primary food administrator. Rare and the only example we've seen.
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