Patriotic, Political, and Diplomatic Buttons
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rp001 |
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Sold Original George Washington Inaugural Button! Interestingly, this example was pierced and fashioned into a pendant. |
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Sold |
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rp002 |
PC17 |
NEW The Lafayette Presentation button (bust of Washington) strike of 1876-Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia. Backmark reads: ". Presented to General Lafayette. By L. H & Scovill Button Manufacturers/ Waterbury Con." Scovill made the original set of these Presentation buttons in gold and gave them to General Lafayette on his much celebrated visit to the US in 1824-25. This example was restruck in 1876. |
20mm |
$100.00 |
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rp003 |
PC31B |
NEW Scarce Lafayette Commemerative button from his return visit of 1824 (big doings in the Young Republic). "*L. H. & Scovill*/Extra" |
20mm |
$225.00 |
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rp005 |
PC122A |
NEW Awesome Van Buren and Harrison Campaign of 1840. "Ives* Kendrick & Co/Extra" |
21mm |
$750.00 |
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rp012 |
PC153A2 |
NEW Harrison button displaying American flag flying above the log cabin. Campaign of 1840, "*.*Extra.*.*./Rich" |
20mm |
$145.00 |
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rp014 |
PC146Av |
NEW Wonderful and rare Harrison glove button, "*Kendrick*/& Co" Very nice! |
11mm |
$175.00 |
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rp016 |
PC146Av |
NEW Scarce, small size Harrison Campaign. "*Robinsons*/Extra" |
12mm |
$175.00 |
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rp018 |
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Device shows the reverse of an American one dollar gold-piece. |
14mm |
$25.00 |
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rp021 |
NA75B |
NEW "*Standard*/Rich Colour/(American Eagle with shield and anchor)" |
18mm |
$25.00 |
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rp024 |
PC106A |
NEW Congressional Campaign of 1834, Political button, "E.Pluribus.Unum/.*./+/.H.Meriton." |
19mm |
$75.00 |
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rp025 |
PC160A |
Scarcer Harrison Campaign of 1840; 1-piece with unusual octagonal field. |
19mm |
$250.00 |
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rp026 |
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NEW Patriotic/militia, a great little button ".*.Orange.*./Colour" |
11mm |
$50.00 |
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rp027 |
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REDUCED Face design of GI59. Back reads "E.Pluribus Unum*(sprig)*" Silver plated, wonderful and rare button that crosses military and political fields. |
21mm |
$250.00$200.00$175.00 |
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rp030 |
PC unl |
NEW Gutta-percha Miss Liberty button; cuff size with 1851 dated reverse. |
16mm |
$15.00 |
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rp032 |
UU133 |
NEW Eagle with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above. "+Rich+/ Orange" |
13mm |
$50.00 |
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rp035 |
Unl |
NEW Civil War Era patriotic button. Drum superimposed over crossed swords. Blank back. |
15mm |
$25.00 |
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rp037 |
Unl. |
NEW Patriotic. "In God We Trust" around a Bible�and for those that would have us believe this is a McCarthysim or mid 20th Century invented slogan, here it is in its 1830's form. Backmark of "*Orange*/Colour" |
15mm |
$60.00 |
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rp038 |
Unl |
NEW Patriotic. US Gold Coin design. |
11mm |
$20.00 |
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rp040 |
UU172C |
NEW Centennial button, 1876; Liberty Bell and "1776." |
16mm |
$25.00 |
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rp041 |
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NEW Political/Patriotic Civil War button; rare design. I believe these to be associated with the Union Party; could be Lincoln's re-election. blank. |
14mm |
$100.00 |
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rp042 |
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NEW Attractive Civil War/1876 Patriotic button; Tices's PC288As1. Scarce design, "**Fine**/Quality" |
15mm |
$75.00 |
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rp043 |
PC383A |
NEW McKinley Campaign button. |
23mm |
$30.00 |
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rp048 |
PC360A |
NEW Early Republican button, 1888. Blank. |
21mm |
$35.00 |
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rp049 |
PC370 |
NEW Early Democratic button, 1888. Something to crow about with this nice look. |
21mm |
$35.00 |
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ALL ITEMS BELOW THIS POINT HAVE BEEN SOLD |
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Sold Wow! "(American Eagle)/Extra/Treble" |
20mm |
$40.00 |
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PC223Bv |
Sold Zachary Taylor Campaign button of 1848; scarce, small size, ".Extra./Sporting" |
14mm |
$150.00 |
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OD23 |
Sold U.S. Official Applied device. Beautiful. "G & Cie/Paris/20/(coat of arms)" |
21mm |
$275.00$250.00 |
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WI4A |
Sold George Washington Inaugural Button. Historic and desirable "Linked States" variety. Condition is nicer than the photo shows; shank is strengthened. A large size and impressive button. Truly a centerpiece. |
34mm |
$1500.00 |
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PC146A |
Sold Log Cabin, William Henry Harrison, "R&W. Robinson" in ribbon w/eagle. |
21mm |
$95.00 |
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PC149A |
Sold Harrison Campaign of 1840, mint condition, scarcer pattern, Plow and Barrel, "Scovills & Co/ Waterbury" |
21mm |
$150.00 |
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PC155A |
Sold Great looking, Harrison Campaign of 1840 political clothing button! "Benedict & Burnham (in ribbon w/eagle above)." |
22mm |
$100.00 |
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PC155A1 |
Sold Log cabin and cider barrel, Harrison Campaign of 1840 political button! ".Benedict & Burnham./Extra" |
22mm |
$100.00 |
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PC139 |
Sold Log cabin with slogan above: "Harrison & Reform." Very nice condition. "Extra/Superfine" |
20mm |
$150.00 |
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Sold Patriotic. "In God We Trust" around a Bible�and for those that would have us believe this is a McCarthysim or mid 20th Century invented slogan, here it is with an 1828-1834 backmark of ".*.Extra Rich.*./R.J.&Co" (Robinson, Jones & Co). |
15mm |
$60.00 |
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PC225A |
Sold General Zachory Taylor, Campaign of 1848. Nice backmark, "The Hero of/Beuna Vista" rmdc. |
23mm |
$150.00 |
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PC155A |
Sold Harrison Campaign button of 1840. Beautiful button! 2-piece. "Benedict & Burnham" w/eagle. |
22mm |
$100.00 |
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PC155A |
Sold Harrison Campaign button. Beautiful button! 2-piece. "Benedict & Burnham" w/eagle. |
22mm |
$100.00 |
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Sold Golden Age, 1-piece Patriotic. An eagle with arrows and laurel branches in its talons, surrounded by a grapevine on radial border. |
13mm |
$50.00 |
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Sold Patriotic 1-piece. The device is an open Bible encircled by the words "In God We Trust" Dug: ".Orange./Colour" |
15mm |
$50.00 |
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Sold Political/Patriotic: 1-piece gilt button. Dug. Back reads: "E.Pluribus Unum .+./H. Meriton" Nice. |
19mm |
$75.00$55.00 |
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PC9 |
Sold Early American Patriotic Button. Back: (Sunburst radiating from the shank) |
11mm |
$50.00 |
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PC97A |
Sold Nice and scarce button: Congressional Campaign of 1834, "R.R & Co." |
12mm |
$175.00 |
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Sold Patriotic Jacksonian Era. Federal eagle with shield to the side. |
13mm |
$50.00 |
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PC225B |
Sold "Rough & Ready," surrounding the profile of Zachary Taylor, 1848 Campaign, with the better backmark of "*The Hero of*/ Beuna Vista". This is a particularly clean and nice example, as the tin backs are often rusted and obscure the lettering. |
23mm |
$175.00 |
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OD2Av |
Sold U.S. Official "*Carter*/Lombard Street" |
16mm |
$250.00$200.00 |
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OD11 |
Sold Early U.S. Official or Officer's button. Heavily gilted, "Armitage/Phila" over the ghost stamp of "R. Robinson & Co./Attleborough/.*.Extra.*./Rich" |
21mm |
$475.00 |
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OD31 |
Sold U.S. Official and Diplomatic. 1 piece. Beautiful! "Firmin & Sons/153 Strand London/&13/Conduit St." |
26mm |
SOLD |
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OD31 |
Sold U.S. Official and Diplomatic. Beautiful. 1-piece. ".Firmins./London" |
17mm |
SOLD |
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