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I have not seen anything like this. I have poured over Google, Ebay and Yahoo. It has a Patent date on the back on the paper of April 14th and July 21st, 1896. Also a city - Newark N.J USA Above that it says "The Whit------d & ---
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PinbacksCelluloid pinbacks, a type of button, were popular from the 1890s to the 19…
I would like to know the origin or anything else one might know. Thanks in advance.
The Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, N.J. obtained the first patents on pinback buttons and issued an amazing variety of buttons in 1896.
Thanks Mus, is there any value in it? I'd like to start a collection.
Buttons picturing steam and gas engines were made primarily between 1896 and 1920.
Read more: http://steamtraction.farmcollector.com/Gas-Engines/Steam-and-Gas-Engine-Pinbacks.aspx#ixzz2HLUVAYu2
Broots, isn't it amazing how you can throw a feather into CW & come up with everything but the DNA on the bird?
You got that right. I looked everywhere and just happened on this site. Nice to start a collection knowing what the heck I have :)
Depicts a stationary horizontal GAS engine.
http://gasengine.farmcollector.com/gas-engines/Inside-Olds.aspx
Picture of an engine mounted to a tractor 1905
http://books.google.ca/books?id=uhDMcRGcGWMC&pg=PA573&lpg=PA573&dq=OLDS+GAS+ENGINE+WORKS,+LANSING,+MICHIGAN&source=bl&ots=Qtcx3p_Agb&sig=pDdlDnyx6NINTUiUdqgctMvaJlk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xafrUITMNorS2QXUrIDgCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=OLDS%20GAS%20ENGINE%20WORKS%2C%20LANSING%2C%20MICHIGAN&f=false
broots - feel free to show us some more cool stuff