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556 . KLONDIKE BAER BROS . PAINT EMBOSSED TIN ADVERTISING SIGN . 13.5x19 ” embossed tin litho sign w / wire hanger and easel back . Two distinct scenes- top is two speculators panning for gold and below is two women using the “ gold ” paint to “ gilt ” household objects . Ornate “ frame ” is built into the sign . Advertising gold and aluminum paint for Baer Bros . New York . c . 1900 . VG . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( K ) $ 500.00 557 . ROYAL BENGAL TIGER AND BEAUTY TOBACCO CIGARS ADVERTISING SIGN . 19x33 ” paper sign w / tin scrolls . c . 1900s . Dark haired beauty shows popular tropes from a fascination with the “ Far East ”. She wears satin suggestively draped w / jewelry made of coins and stands bare foot on an Oriental carpet that actually repeats on the tobacco tin . Every detail designed to appear exotic and wild , to set Royal ’ s tobacco apart . The result is moody and sultry , a beautiful piece of late Victorian advertising . Cracks and tears have been stabilized on reverse w / old tape . Trivial color fill . Fine . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( K ) $ 500.00
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TOBACCO CARDBOARD ADVERTISING SIGNS . Four 14x20.5 ” cardboard signs w / easels and strings . c . 1900-1910s . “ Flying Trapeze Outdone ” shows a woman and horse caught up in a tornado w / the caption “ Chewing Serves To Steady Nerves ”, Exc .; “ What Some Folks Think Up ” of a duck hunter w / scattered color loss , VG ; “ Does It Ever Rain Fish ” w / foxing and tear at bottom edge , Fine and “ Footwork For Floors ” of an early maid w / vacuum ( missing “ Chew ” top panel ), Good . Fred Hoffman Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 559 . LITTLE ROCK , ARK . OFFICIAL SOUVENIR , MARDI GRAS , 1898 BUTTON WITH GROTESQUE JESTER . 1.75 ” w / W & H back paper used only 1898-1900 . Perhaps this button is so rare because it scared away the Mardi Gras revelers who may have otherwise purchased a souvenir of the event . Pictured in jester costume , with hat and pitchfork , is a man wearing
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an ugly mask with giant nose . He is stepping over a second mask laying beneath his foot on the ground which has an obvious smiling expression . To the left lay three discarded
items- seemingly a long shaft horn or noise-maker , a tapered club like a bat or baton and a conical hat . It appears merrymaking and festivity has been tossed aside by this jester
in favor of the dark side . Exc . One known . ( J ) $ 300.00
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560 . AMAZINGLY ORNATE 1.75 ” BUTTON FOR SPRINGFIELD CARNIVAL ASSN . PAGEANT SEPT . 26 , 1899 . 1.75 ” w / W & H back paper in use 1898- 1900 , with this button dated for 1899 carnival . While the design is amazingly ornate , sadly the colors are not amazingly bright as they could be on an 1899 Whitehead & Hoag button . The celluloid covering seems a bit thicker than normal and it gives the illustration artwork a degree of cloudiness . On the plus side , this is an amazing first seen by us button . This button is for you too if you are looking for : one circus wagon , two clowns close-up , two full figure ladies holding batons , three arches , four white horses and 15 poles with American flags . As made , NM . One known . ( H / I ) $ 100.00 561 . FREEPORT STREET FAIR 1899 BUTTON WITH DANCING CHERUBS , ONE WITH MASK . 1.75 ” with 1899 W & H back paper lightly tanned all over . Most of the collet has roughness to touch due to above average oxidation . However , the celluloid , front and back , has only the most mild hint of stain upon close inspection . This was a four day event spanning July 3-6 . The full figure winged cherubs hold the ends of a yellow veil as they prance before a green circle surrounded by a deep blue circle . Cello surface has moderate wear seen just in reflected light . VF . One known . ( I ) $ 200.00 562 . BELLEVILLE 1900 STREET FAIR / GO AS YOU PLEASE SUPERB COLOR BUTTON . 1.75 ” with W & H back paper depicting high-stepping couple in fancy duds . Design just a hair to the right but o / w a superb example that displays NM . One of just three examples known to us . Rare . Amazing color and detail . ( J ) $ 300.00 563 . JESTERS ’ JUBILEE 1904 AUSTIN TEXAS BUTTON OFFERS “ REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS ”. 1.25 ” with metal back / stickpin and stamped name of St . Louis Button Co . Happy prancing jester on button issued prior to the event titled “ Jesters ’ Jubilee ” held Oct . 31 -To Nov . 5 . Numerous all over tiny pinpoint very shallow indents on the cello surface largely seen only in reflected light . This is the first button we ’ ve seen for a Fall harvest season celebration titled as a Jesters ’ Jubilee . High gloss , no stain . Fine . Rare . ( H ) $ 100.00 564 . LOS ANGELES RARE 1907 FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS ART NOUVEAU STYLED BUTTON . 1.25 ” w / back paper of Western Badge St . Paul . This Los Angeles event was publicized on buttons and lapel studs as early as the second year of button making in 1897 . This example from a decade later in 1907 is our first seen . A pair of heralds in capes and art nouveau flower accented tunics each raise a stylized long trumpet to announce “ La Fiesta / De Las Flores / Los Angeles , May 1907 .” NM . Rare . ( H ) $ 100.00
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