VIRGINIA SLIMS CIGARETTE FEMINIST BUTTON WITH REVERSE TEXT ALTERED BY MALE CHAUVINIST.
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Winning Bid:
$51.75 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 9, 2011 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #204 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1446 in auction 204
Value Code:
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Item Description
This is a 3" litho button from the 1970s. Front pictures woman in superhero costume complete with red cape. Image is surrounded by text "Women Are Biologically Superior." The back of this button once had full text by the sponsor reading "Virginia Slims/You've Come A Long Way, Baby." Someone scratched off some of the letters thus altering the slogan to read "Virgin/You've Come Baby." The alteration on the reverse is rather crudely done with a couple of extra scratch lines but the front still displays very cleanly with just a couple of pinpoint paint rubs on the outer edge. A relatively scarce button and a cultural curiosity.
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