CONEY ISLAND FOUR EARLY 1900s SOUVENIRS.
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Winning Bid:
$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 19, 2015 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 19, 2015 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #214 - Part II
Item numbers 1008 through 2793 in auction 214
Value Code:
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Item Description
First is a 1.25” real photo button showing a night time view of the Luna Park Tower. Tower and buildings below are all outlined in lights with a tiny crescent moon at the top. No maker name. Reverse has fixed horizontal bar pin. Second is 1.75” celluloid encased cloth tape measure. Each side has a tinted real photo and each side is identical with small text panel “Tower In Luna Park/Coney Island.” Excellent condition and operating properly. Next is 1.75” wide silver metal pin with the pennant area in metallic red and with engraved text “Coney Island.” Minor pinpoints of tarnish. Last is a 1.5” wide aluminum replica of a chamber pot. This holds a 1906 Indian Head penny. Penny is NM except for an edge mark of tarnish on the reverse. Front top of figural pot reads “Go Way Back And Sit Down.” Below surrounding the penny is “A Pot Full Of Money/Keep Me And Never Be Caught Short.” Reverse reads “Souvenir Of Coney Island/Good Luck/I Have Been To Coney Island And Got Cleaned.” All four items are Exc. to Mint with the exception of the small tarnish on the penny. Scarce pieces.
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