BARNUM TITLED "OUR LEADING CITIZEN OF THE CENTURY" ON RARE 1900 RIBBON BADGE.
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Winning Bid:
$51.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #204 - Part II
Item numbers 1447 through 3204 in auction 204
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Item Description
Top bar in silvered brass reads "Souvenir." This has reverse pin and holds very shredded but surprisingly still intact rwb fabric ribbon joining a pair of brass rings to 1.5" celluloid. Cello has light scattered stain plus one long center vertical crack with a smaller crack each to the left and right. The item retains its full gloss. In addition to our title quotation, top of this celluloid reads "Bridgeport Centennial/Nov. 12, 1800/Nov. 12, 1900." Back of the piece is covered in a tin plate. No maker's name. Only example we've seen.
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