RAILROAD TEN BUTTONS AND TWO RIBBON BADGES.
Bidding has ended for this item.
Thank you for visiting our past auction results. If you have an identical (or similar) to this auction item, please call or contact us to discuss. We look forward to speaking with you.
Starting Bid:
$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
0
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00:00 AM)
Time Left:
Ended
Auction:
Auction #209 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1144 in auction 209
Value Code:
G/H - $100 to $400 Help Icon
Item Description
Sizes are 7/8" for the smallest button up to 4.75" for the ribbon at far right. Items are from the 1940s or earlier going back as far as 1903. First item is a ribbon badge with celluloid suspension for "11th International R.R. Convention/Topeka/Kansas/1903." Brass hanger bar includes the initials "Y.M.C.A." along with "R.R. Delegate." Some damage to the ribbon just below the hanger bar and celluloid has slight age traces. First button in row one shows "Rochester Railroad Y.M.C.A." Next button is also apparently "Y" related. This has small dent and pin prick at bottom edge. Next is for famous restaurants that served rail travelers and this was likely and employee badge reading "Fred Harvey 112." Light stain over much of the surface. Row two buttons reference "Oregon 1915", "O.R.C. Yardman 1935", and "Railroad And Steamboat Agents" at a Philadelphia 1932 convention. Buttons in bottom row include one from 1908 for "Elk's Harvest Festival/Compliments Of The Railway Mail Service." Purple color is a little light but all is clear. Next shows engine and reads "United/Mileage/Coupons." Next is a litho "I'm Tootin' For A Whistle Stop." Last button shows Chessie with back paper reading "Compliments Of Chessie/Chesapeake & Ohio Railway." Last is 1938 ribbon badge from convention of Railroad Ticket Agents. A little wear on the fabric near the ribbon's bottom edges. Vast majority are clean and Exc. with exceptions noted.
Pictures (click images to zoom in)