Posted 05/13/2023 5:19 pm
That is an oddity. I'm not seeing this piece in any of my usual spots, but do note that there is a commemorative button issued by the same company with the same portraits. Maybe this was a trial piece used by Whitehead & Hoag as their model for the eventual product given away in Troy NY? Here is a description of the button from an auction:
and the link so that you can continue your research:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...on-490798172
Quote:
1909 Hendrick Hudson/Robert Fulton Button Showing their faces side by side and printing their names are 'Hendrick Hudson' & 'Robert Fulton' This was a rare button from a celebration marking their explorations The event was probably held from Oct. 7-9, 1909 in Troy, NY and this button was given out as a souvenir to those who attended I say button, but the back is very reflective like it was meant to be a pocket mirror of sorts Marked on the edge 'The Whitehead Hoag Co.
1909 Hendrick Hudson/Robert Fulton Button Showing their faces side by side and printing their names are 'Hendrick Hudson' & 'Robert Fulton' This was a rare button from a celebration marking their explorations The event was probably held from Oct. 7-9, 1909 in Troy, NY and this button was given out as a souvenir to those who attended I say button, but the back is very reflective like it was meant to be a pocket mirror of sorts Marked on the edge 'The Whitehead Hoag Co.
and the link so that you can continue your research:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...on-490798172
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-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
