STEAM LOCOMOTIVES HEAD ON CRASH EVENT SOUVENIR BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$181.72
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 18, 2025 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25" w/back paper by Hoegee, Los Angeles. Issued for early 20th Century spectator sport, usually held at fairgrounds, where two steam locomotives (past their prime) were set in motion with the engineers leaping off for their lives just before impact. Illustration shows the crashed remains of engine "23" and engine "13." Surface a tad uneven and six pale, tiny gray dots on perimeter. Glossy and VF. Rare. (See Ted Hake's Button Power page 83 for more extensive backstory.)
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