Thursday, October 29, 2020

Planetary Wonder Button

By Jupiter! What in the world is this cosmic thing? Ladies and gentlemen, have a good look at my four-tone galaxy button made of circular Bakelite inlays. I see three planets here in green, red and creamed corn, each piece set in a spacey black background (and even the black background was precision-cut to fit inside the larger red frame of the button). Look at the skill and the artistry that went into this unique knockout. Surely, it took a master plastician to create this tour de force of style. A rare Bakelite solar system, this button was made in 1927 and it's likely the most valuable button in my collection. An absolute showpiece.

-Sherbert McGee

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