String of approximately 240 buttons from Harbinger, NC. There is one medallion from the 1870-1890’s on this string– Elgin Watch Manufacturing Co. with date 1865 on front side depicting a naked male figure with wings carrying an oversized pocketwatch in his right hand and a scythe over his left shoulder. Reverse side is difficult to read but says: Elgin National Watch Co makes certifies that lever movement NS16006 Named Elgin Watch Co was manufactured by us of the best materials and warranted a good time keeper” Buttons are of mainly medium to large size with some small and at least one extra large size. Buttons include pierced brass with female head, black glass w/gold luster design, riveted steel, brass picture trumpet flowers, black glass w/painted flower and silver luster, shaped steel, MOP, shoe buttons, black glass pictorials w/blue luster, black glass silver luster fox in drainage pipe, brass w/original red tint, pierced brass animal head, small glory button, brass w/abalone inset, black glass w/silver and gold high relief Mary Queen of Scots, Goodyear hard rubber ball button, openwork brass ball buttons, brass w/original purple tint w/brass running hare, brass Paul & Virginia in riveted steel border, tole painted, stamped metal daisy, square Goodyear hard rubber, black glass woman’s head w/earring in silver luster with red luster background, black glass grasshopper w/red luster and silver luster, embossed horn, vegetable ivory, glass set in metal, paisley-shaped black glass, black glass turtle with gold luster, brass Queen’s head with rose and lion, brass dog’s head with hunting horn & sword, black glass dog’s head, brass Zeus w/lightning bolts & eagle, natural horn, black glass w/gold outlined tulip, clambroth glass, molded horn, shaped black glass, guy playing long horn nighttime outside house, carnival luster, amber glass leaf set in metal, painted stamped metal, Navy button w/backmark T. Wells Ingram Patent, embossed natural horn, large black glass Deknatel elephant with bm PT Dec 28, 1880, stamped 1-pc large brass roses/bees, pressed dyed horn Liberty head, very detailed large 1-pc camel white metal, large pierced brass strawberry, large pressed horn dove, large brass buckle, military Waterbury bm button general service eagle, large composition w/MOP inset, black glass cow with cow bell around neck in front of a building with carnival luster, dyed blue MOP w/steel star escutcheon, dyed purple MOP horseshoe buckle w/riveted steels & brass buckle, carved MOP w/steels & MOP flower w/faceted steel center, brass peacock, XL large stamped 2-pc metal floral design, black glass carnival luster cottage, black glass stag & doe w/pine tree, black glass grist mill w. simulated steel border, brass woman’s head, white metal pierced flower, small white metal pierced floral, small brass w/facted steels pierced floral, brass fable button, painted pierced metal, hard rubber cone, black glass w/bone shaped gold luster center w/ dog standing/walking. Strung on old cotton string and thread. This is a truly wonderful string of buttons– great variety!
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