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1890? 1 brass three-piece button of the Goat on a Cliff, 5/8" in diameter. Acquired during summer, '99.

The goat (or stag?) stands perched on a rock. There seems to be no other figure in the picture. He faces stalks or limbs of trees. Behind him…

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1900? Paper puzzle woven from strips of paper. “The Little Fish and the Angler. F.N. Paris. $30 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, Sept., '20.

This individual tissage is particularly well done, and it comes to the collection…

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1890? One one-piece pressed brass button with a silvered finish depicting Doré's illustration of "The Little Fish and the Fisherman," 1 1/8" in diameter. $27 from Onie Wiedeman, Minot, ND, through Ebay, March, '99.

This is a pressed, one-piece…

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1890? 1 button depicting Doré's illustration of "The Little Fish and the Fisherman," 3/4" in diameter. $12 from Joni Goldbarg through Ebay, April, '99.

This is a pressed, one-piece silvered brass button in fair to good condition. Like the larger…

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1890? 1 button depicting Doré's illustration of "The Little Fish and the Fisherman," 3/4" in diameter. Gift of Robin Larner, Rochester, NY, May, '99.

This is a one piece pressed brass button with a silvered finish and a loop shank. At first it…

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1890? 1 brass button depicting Doré's illustration of "The Little Fish and the Fisherman," 3/4" in diameter. $6 from Cindy Fortier, Tacoma, WA, through Ebay, April, '99.

Identical with the Goldbarg button described above, except that this lacks…

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1900? Button “Screech Owl and Mice.” Jean de La Fontaine. 1”. $21.25 from OneWomanRepurposed, Portu, Portugal, through Etsy, August, ’18.

The busyness of life has kept me from cataloguing this button for three years. I believe it is a rare…

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1900? Small (⅝“ diameter) button, perhaps presenting “The Stag with Antlers Caught in a Tree.” $10 from Kara Strouss, Chillocothe, IL, through Ebay, Nov., ’10.

I am cataloguing this unusual button almost eleven years after we received it. One…

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2000? The Sunday Telegraph Bedtime Stories: Aesop's Fables. Read by Anton Lesser. With music from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and other concertos. Telegraph.co.uk. For promotional use only: not for sale. Naxos Audiobooks. $10 from Xena 1309,…

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2010? The Tortoise and the Hare. Disney DVD. Buddha Video. Intercontinental Video Limited. Six Disney Silly Symphonies, including "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "Toby Tortoise Returns." $9.14 from David Deng, Singapore, through Ebay, Nov.,…
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