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HISTORIC BUTTON FROM 1921 HONORS CREATOR OF LANGUAGE FOR THE BLIND.
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Auction #199 - Part I > Item 612
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Auction #199 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 972 in auction 199
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Item Description
7/8” with metal back and bar pin has rim text “For Those Who Cannot See/June 1921.” At center is large initial “B.” Button honors Louis Braille who in 1821, at age 12, began inventing his language for the blind. Couple tiny 1/16” or less faint age dots. VF and only example we’ve ever seen.
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