MARBLE CONTEST THREE BUTTONS CIRCA 1920s-1940.
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$141.68 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #213 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1062 in auction 213
Value Code:
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Item Description
First two are 1". The first with W&H paper and the second with Bastian paper. The third item is 7/8" with St. Louis Button Co. paper. First button is c.1930 with text "The Binghamton Press/Clean Sports/I Am In The Marble Contest Are You?" Surface is covered in scratches but most are very light with just a vertical at the left showing from most angles. No stain. Second reads "Springfield Union/Marble Contest" and is a great rarity in that it actually pictures a glass marble with swirls. Top half has numerous craze lines although barely seen without magnification. Totally clean. Probably the earliest we've seen for a marble contest button. Last reads "Star-Times Marble Tournament/Player/1940." Small bit of tone on the left was dirt now removed and button displays Mint.
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