1895 BUTTON PRECURSOR SHOWING BLACK MAN FOR COTTON STATES EXPO.
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Winning Bid:
$390.70
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
This rare item pre-dates Whitehead & Hoag's introduction of what today are known as pin-back buttons by a mere year. This item is 1-3/16" with a narrow tin rim clamped over a circular tin reverse which has a soldered on horizontal bar pin. Above and below the pin is the readable text "The Pettibone Co./Cin't I.O" The front tin rim holds a clear piece of celluloid over the interior paper upon which the design is printed. Shown is a big cotton ball and at its center is the profile of a black man with exaggerated lips and wearing a hat with a hole in it. Surrounding text "Cotton States And International Exposition Atlanta Ga. 1895." Historic, NM and rare.
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