DES MOINES BUTTONS SHOWING FIRE HORSES PLUS 1910 "RED OAK" TRUCK.
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Winning Bid:
$94.88 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
2
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #209 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1144 in auction 209
Value Code:
F/G - $75 to $200 Help Icon
Item Description
First is 1.5" real photo showing horses "Jack & Jack" hitched to wagon with driver. Wagon side reads "D.M.F.D. No. 2." Additional text is "Hose No. 2/June 21-24." From the early 1900s with curl having name of maker in the same city "Hopkins & Orin." Second is 2-1/8" issue for "State Firemen's Tournament Des Moines, July 26-27-28, 1911" and with slogan below horses "Fred & Mack Will Win." Third is 2-1/8" with cello front and tin reverse. Has loop at top and probably once fastened to a ribbon badge. Reads "32nd Annual Tournament/Firemen's Ass'n./Red Oak Aug. 2-5, 1910." All three are NM to Mint.
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