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"VELIE LIMITED" RARE BUTTON FROM KANSAS MAKER OF CARRIAGES, SADDLES, AUTOMOBILES AND AIRPLANES.
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Auction #210 - Part I > Item 630
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Winning Bid:
$759.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction #210 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1270 in auction 210
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Item Description
Stephen Velie, Jr. was the grandson of John Deere and joined that firm in Kansas City as an assistant manager. A few years after 1892 he founded a company whose name appears on this button as "Velie Limited." Many of the Velie products for horses were also sold through John Deere. Curl names button maker "Lewis, Swift & Co." c.1910. A few faint pinpoint age dots on lower left edge. Full gloss and Exc. See next item.
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