19TH CENTURY SPIRITUALIST “A.J. DAVIS” REAL PHOTO BUTTON FROM THE HAKE COLLECTION.
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Winning Bid:
$404.80 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
11
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #199 - Part II
Item numbers 973 through 2378 in auction 199
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Item Description
We know of only 2 examples of this button in the 1.75” size and only 2 examples in the 1.25” size which is the size being offered here. Button is 1.25” with backpaper by St. Louis Button Co. Button text reads “Under All Circumstances Keep An Even Mind/A.J. Davis/Poughkeepsie Seer.” Button is likely from the time of his death in 1910. As his nickname implies, he claimed the gift of clairvoyance at an early age, a few years after his birth in 1826. He later became a prolific writer, diagnosed diseases, predicted cars and typewriters decades before their invention and became known as John the Baptist of Spiritualism. Read his fascinating full story on the internet. Button is N. Mint and displays Mint. Comes with Hake’s COA. Rare.
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