Items Added 09/28/2016 - Latest Listings

GENERAL U.S. GRANT 1868 / THE PEOPLES CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT

Item # 11368

Regular Price: $150.00

Special Price: $127.00

Silvered brass shell promoting Ulysses S. Grant for president, 1868. 31 mm., in nearly uncirculated condition. This still has its original strap at top for suspension and retains nearly 100% of its original silver wash. Really a superior example. Learn More

MAJ. GEN. U.S. GRANT VICKSBURG JULY 4 1863 / THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED VICTORY

Item # 11367

Regular Price: $65.00

Special Price: $55.00

Copper token promoting Ulysses S. Grant for president, 1868. Dewitt #USG1868-35. 24 mm., holed for suspension, in XF condition. Learn More

GRANT PUZZLE.

Item # 11366

Regular Price: $150.00

Special Price: $120.00

Metal wire "puzzle" on original card, circa 1870's. 3 1/2 x 4 1/4" and in excellent condition throughout. The object was to "...remove the Heart free without opening or bending any Wire." In the days when truth in advertising was rather lax, this puzzle makes the bold claim that it "...has been used in the Family of General Grant, and his verdict was that it impressed him as the most Unique Puzzle he had seen." Very unusual, the first we've seen. Learn More

SOUVENIR OF U.S. GRANT...1885

Item # 11361

Regular Price: $78.00

Special Price: $66.00

Celluloid plaque affixed to a silk ribbon memorializing Ulysses S. Grant, 1885. The celluloid measures 2 3/8 x 5" and the ribbon is 2 1/2 x 11 1/2". In near mint condition and a very early use of celluloid. With a inscription under Grant's portrait which reads "Copyrighted 1885." Learn More

1884 BLAINE THE Plumed Knight LOGAN

Item # 11357

Regular Price: $265.00

Special Price: $225.00

Silk ribbon with tipped in jugate portraits promoting James G. Blaine for president and John Logan for vice president, 1884. 2 1/4 x 6". A terrific ribbon in near mint condition with a TORSCH & LEE BALTIMORE, MD. paper tag affixed to the back. Learn More

GROVER CLEVELAND FOR PRESIDENT. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

Item # 11355

$89.95

Silk ribbon promoting Grover Cleveland for president and Thomas Hendricks for vice president, 1884. 2 1/2 x 5 3/4", in PRISTINE condition with tipped-in albumen jugate photos. Learn More

MY CANDIDATE / BENJAMIN HARRISON

Item # 11349

Regular Price: $295.00

Special Price: $239.00

Mechanical tin pin promoting Benjamin Harrison for president, 1892. 1 1/4 x 3 1/4" overall. Two semicircle scuffs across Harrison's portrait from use, which is typical for this all-tin mechanical. Depress the lever on the reverse to reveal a portrait of BENJAMIN HARRISON. Learn More

(Harrison & Morton)

Item # 11342

Regular Price: $45.00

Special Price: $38.00

Ribbon badge promoting Benjamin Harrison for president and Levi Morton for vice president, 1888. 1 3/4 x 3" overall. The jugate photo is faded and there is some green tarnish on the tip of the eagle's wing. Learn More

R. T. FRAZIER'S FAMOUS PUEBLO SADDLES

Item # 11339

Regular Price: $395.00

Special Price: $315.00

Scarce pinback button advertising R. T. Frazier Saddlery Company of Pueblo City, CO. 2 1/4" cello in excellent condition. Filled back, no maker identified. Learn More

I'M GOING TO HEAR "RONEY'S BOYS" ARE YOU?

Item # 11335

Regular Price: $95.00

Special Price: $76.00

Pinback button advertising musical appearance of "Roney's Boys," a creation of impresario Henry Roney. Scarcer example than the more often encountered variety in which "the boys" are depicted in Scottish garb. 1 3/4" cello in excellent condition with Whitehead & Hoag Co. backpaper. Learn More

WATERMELON DAY 1907 ROCKY FORD. COLO.

Item # 11334

Regular Price: $65.00

Special Price: $52.00

Pinback button promoting Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford, CO, 1907. 1 1/4" cello in excellent condition. Filled back, no maker identified. Learn More

UNITED STATES CENSUS 1900

Item # 11331

Regular Price: $50.00

Special Price: $40.00

Enamel on white metal badge worn by census taker in the 1900 US Census. Well made 1 1/4 x 1 5/8" badge in excellent condition. Learn More

LABOR DAY 1908 COLO. SPRINGS. IN UNION THE REAL STRENGTH EIGHT HOURS

Item # 11329

Regular Price: $45.00

Special Price: $36.00

Souvenir ribbon badge from Labor Day celebrations in Colorado Springs, CO, 1908. Measures 4" tall and in excellent condition. Learn More

COLUMBUS BUGGY CO. WIRELESS-TELEGRAPHY STANDARD-THE-WORLD-OVER

Item # 11328

Regular Price: $45.00

Special Price: $36.00

Pinback button advertising the Columbus Buggy Co. with a curious reference to "Wireless-Telegraphy". 1 1/4" cello exhibits a perimeter stain at 3:00, so take a good look at the photo. Whitehead & Hoag Co. identified as the maker along the curl, no backpaper. Learn More

1910 KANSAS STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION WICHITA

Item # 11327

Regular Price: $35.00

Special Price: $28.00

Ribbon badge from the Kansas State Editorial Association Convention in Wichita, KS, 1910. 1 3/8" wide suspended medallion depicts a printing press, and exhibits some minor scratches. Silk ribbon exhibits typical rubbing on the letters but is otherwise excellent. Measures 5" tall. Learn More

NEW ENGLAND JUNIOR SALESMAN

Item # 11322

Regular Price: $32.00

Special Price: $25.00

Pinback button badge identifying "Junior Salesman". 1 1/2" cello in excellent condition with indifvidually numbered ("No. 5446") Whitehead & Hoag backpaper. Learn More

THE CUDAHY PACKING CO. "THE TASTE TELLS"

Item # 11321

Regular Price: $25.00

Special Price: $20.00

Pinback button advertising the Cudahy Packing Co. meats. 1 1/2" cello in excellent condition with Bastian Bros backpaper. Learn More

GENL. WASHINGTON

Item # 10664

Regular Price: $1,895.00

Special Price: $1,695.00

Battersea curtain tieback honoring General and President George Washington, c. 1790's. 2" diameter, in excellent condition. Porcelain bust of Washington in his military uniform. An historic memento from the early days of the American Republic. Learn More

MAJ. GEN. W.H. HARRISON / THE PEOPLES CHOICE THE HERO OF TIPPECANOE

Item # 10663

Regular Price: $115.00

Special Price: $95.00

Medal promoting William Henry Harrison for president, 1840. Dewitt #WHH1840-18. 38 mm., white metal, in XF-AU condition with original luster. Someone (probably in 1840) added a hand-etched inscription to the left and right of Harrison's bust: "FEB 9 1778" (Harrison's birth date). Holed for suspension. Learn More

MAJ. GEN. W.H. HARRISON BORN FEB 9 1778 / THE PEOPLES CHOICE THE HERO OF TIPPECANOE

Item # 10662

Regular Price: $100.00

Special Price: $85.00

Medal promoting William Henry Harrison for president, 1840. Dewitt #WHH1840-13. Struck in white metal and in XF condition with one minor spot on the obverse. Holed for suspension, with original loop. Learn More

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC CLUBS 1888 (Cleveland & Thurman)

Item # 10638

Regular Price: $895.00

Special Price: $695.00

Large brass shell badge promoting Grover Cleveland for president and Allen Thurman for vice president, 1888. About 3 x 5 1/4" overall. Jugate photos under glass. Some emulsion loss is most apparent around Cleveland's torso. Complete with the brass anchor suspended below, and among the most impressive and showy 19th century badges. Learn More

CARRIE NATIONS JOINT SMASHER

Item # 10618

Regular Price: $65.00

Special Price: $55.00

Cast white metal ax or hatchet promoting Carrie Nation and Prohibition, circa 1905. 2 x 4" overall. Holed, as made, for suspension - there's a small crack above the hole. Scarce variety. Learn More

GEO. WASHINGTON CARRIE NATION. FAMOUS HATCHETS.

Item # 10616

Regular Price: $55.00

Special Price: $45.00

Postcard promoting Carrie Nation and Prohibition, dated 1909. Scarce postcard in excellent, unused condition. Learn More