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Up for sale is an incredible, instant-collection 4-piece lot of antique early 20th-century portrait and trade pinback buttons. Featuring wonderful period craftsmanship, maker marks, and decorative frames, this curated group is a fantastic find for vintage ephemera and celluloid button collectors.
This 4-piece grouping includes:
Ornate Brass-Framed Portrait Brooch: Features a soft-tone historic female portrait under celluloid set inside a beautiful twisted-rope metal border with an integrated bar pin back.
Colonial Figure Portrait Pin: Features an 18th-century style portrait with a warm amber tone under celluloid, a beaded textured border, and a solid black molded back.
"I Wear American Boy Shoes" Trade Pin: A classic patriotic children's footwear promotional button featuring a young boy framed by American flags, complete with a crisp Bastian Bros. Co. (Rochester, N.Y.) maker paper insert on the reverse.
"NAAIC" World Map Globe Pin: A small promotional pin featuring a globe/map graphic, backed by an F. Pulver Co. paper backer with period patent details.
All pieces show authentic age-appropriate patina, crisp celluloid fronts, and original working hardware as pictured. A wonderful display lot for historical Americana collections. Shipped securely with tracking.
