UNITED MINE WORKERS JUGATE INCLUDING JOHN L. LEWIS.
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Winning Bid:
$74.75
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #205 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1426 in auction 205
Item Description
Button is 2" with 5.5" ribbon. Ribbon text reads "Our President/John L. Lewis/And/Thomas Kennedy/Labor's/Champion/April 1st/Local Union/4426/U.M.W. of A./Harmarville, Pa." Kennedy entered the mines at age 12 and by 1925 was the union's secretary/treasurer. He was also Lieut. Governor of Pennsylvania in 1934. He was president of the union 1960-1963. This button is from the 1950s. Rare and NM.
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