Starry Rootbeer

Added to my collection earlier this summer, this enormous Bakelite button presents a rootbeer base with an apple juice dome that's carved from beneath in the shape of a six-pronged star. What really drew me to this button is the way the star appears to be hovering inside the Bakelite like a sealed work of art. Plunked here in the midday sun, the starry carving is noticeably faceted. circa 1929.  

-Sherbert McGee