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1890? One FS button, 5/8" in diameter. $12 from Joni Goldbarg through Ebay, April, '99.

The conception of the scene seems slightly different here from both the 1" and the 3/4" FS versions. The defining line at the bottom of the scene is higher.…

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1890? 2 FS buttons, apparently matched, 3/4" in diameter. $9 from Joyce's Jems at the Dulles International Antiques Show and Sale, April, '97, and $9.95 from Gary McWilliams, Arroyo Grande, CA, through Ebay, Feb., '99.

As with the 1" buttons with…

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1890? 2 FS buttons, 1" in diameter, with celluloid background. $7.99 through Ebay from Maryalice Ditzler, Delta, PA, April, '99. Extra copy, cleaner and brighter throughout, for $12 from Robin Larner, Rochester, NY, through Ebay, April, '99.

Here…

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1880? Two small FS buttons, 5/8" in diameter, brass repousse over a celluloid base with a circular metal loop shank. $16 each from Marsha BonForte, Mine Hill, NJ, through Ebay, May, '99.

Basically the same motif as the large 1.5" Larner FS button,…

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1880? One large FS button, 1 3/8" in diameter, brass repousse over a celluloid base with a circular metal loop shank. $25 from Onie Wiedeman, Minot, ND, May, '99. Extra for $4.05 from Bruce Beck, Cedarburg, WI, through Ebay, August, '99.

Identical…

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1880? Small FS button, 11/16" in diameter, pressed wood set in a brass rim. Perhaps meant to match the 1.5" button I have from Robin Larner? $9.95 from Pam Drake, Canaan, Maine, through Ebay, April, '00.

This exquisite little match to the larger…

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1880? Large FS button, 1.5" in diameter, pressed wood set in a realistic twig-like brass rim. $50 from Robin Larner, Rochester, NY, through Ebay, May, '99.

A really striking button! As Robin noted, there is a small sliver missing at high noon. The…
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