BAYVIEW 'REDCATS' HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BUTTONS SPANNING 1925-1955.
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Auction #213 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1062 in auction 213
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Item Description
These are 2.75" ovals, each designed as a figural football. Group begins in 1925 and this one suspends embossed brass football charm. Next for 1926 has all over but light scratching showing only in reflected light. Next is from 1927, next from 1928 and next from 1929. This shows "Captain Jack." Reverse has quite heavy oxidation with moderate stain on the front but not showing all that much. Next from 1930 also shows the team but this is covered in craze lines. Next shows the 1931 team with a few scattered scratches in reflected light. 1932 shows the school, 1933 includes patriotic eagle, 1937 shows the team, 1939 was their "Silver Anniversary" button. Next are dated for 1941, 1942 and then 1946 with some light stain and oxidized reverse. Then comes 1947 and 1948 with surface wear and a raised bump caused by the reverse bar pin. Then comes 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 (bit of gray bottom right was dust now removed), and last 1955 which has surface scratching in reflected light but no stain. A remarkable run spanning 30 years. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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