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RARE EARLY AND OUTSTANDING BUTTON FOR "SWIFT'S WASHING POWDER."
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Auction #211 - Part I > Item 566
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Winning Bid:
$139.15 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
5
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #211 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1196 in auction 211
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Item Description
7/8" with W&H back paper used only 1898-99. Young girl stands on carton with tiny text "Swift's Washing Powder" along side a second carton, reading identically, which supports a wooden wash tub and she is busy using a washboard to wash the doll she holds in her right hand. Entire scene is captioned "Swift And Company." NM and displays Mint. The only example we can recall seeing and a classic of late 1890s advertising design.
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