"ATLANTIC CITY 1896" GORGEOUS STICKPIN.
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Winning Bid:
$145.48 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #205 - Part II
Item numbers 1427 through 3167 in auction 205
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Item Description
This is one of the very first stickpins primarily of celluloid. It is a 1.25" choice color celluloid mounted on a 2" vertical pin. Reverse covered tin back with name of maker Torsch & Lee, Baltimore, MD. From the very first year such celluloid items were made. Shows center color scene of buildings, lighthouse, boardwalk covered with people and steps leading down to sandy beach with numerous bathers. There is a second version reading "Just Tell Them That You Saw Me On The New Boardwalk/Atlantic City 1896." NM, displaying Mint. See beautiful enamel pins for Atlantic City street car union conventions #713.
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