RARE VARIETY OF 1896 W&H SELF PROMOTION BUTTON THIS ONE SHOWING BLACK KIDS WATCHING BICYCLE PARADE.
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Winning Bid:
$185.21
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #211 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1196 in auction 211
Item Description
Whitehead & Hoag created this button in 1896 to advertise their buttons and badges. Theirs featured the same three black boys laying down as if watching a street procession. The self-promotion version reads "Here Comes Dee Parade/Jus Look At Dem Badges." This one has the same kids but with text "Elgin Sewing Machine And Bicycle Co./Elgin, Ill/Here Comes De Prosesh/Jus Watch Dem Gunning Bicycles." Essentially Mint and complete with the W&H paper on the reverse. Rare.
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