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I continue to be clueless about pinbacks so Mustang suggested to show some of it... Don't know if there are any diamonds in the rought... Enjoy and please comment if you like
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PinbacksCelluloid pinbacks, a type of button, were popular from the 1890s to the 19…
And to think I almost skipped over this! maybe some roughs in the diamonds. Really neat collection. Don't tell me you found this in the dump or I'll be hanging out there & I'm not a patient man. I'm like the the 2 buzzards sitting on a limb & one turns to the other and says, "I'm tired of waiting, - lets go kill something". I'm curious mostly about the one cut-off in the left corner of #1 that says, "Nazi Germany". Could I get a shot of that as I wonder what it is. Gen'l Foch, ou la la! Haig? Very interesting collection. Thank you & mustang.
Yeah, the nazi has a bit of a problem but it's pretty cool. My kid took her camera so I can't photo it again right now. There are more pinbacks that I couldn't get in the photos, they have a different backing to them where the pin slides into the back. Looks like it two pieces pressed together with a cutout for the pin. Got these along with a few thoudand items from an 85 year old collectore who is just moving on. A real wide variety of shuff. I'll post the black powder rifle tomorrow and maybe someone can identify it. Pretty ornate but no markings that I can see...
And I can't spell...