Lot 218 - Grouping of Eight Antique and Vintage Pinback Buttons Including Four "G'Bye Boys It's Bug-A-Boo" Insecticide Advertising Buttons and Four Photographic Portrait Buttons

Lot 218 - Grouping of Eight Antique and Vintage Pinback Buttons Including Four "G'Bye Boys It's Bug-A-Boo" Insecticide Advertising Buttons and Four Photographic Portrait ButtonsGrouping of eight antique and vintage pinback buttons. Four are vintage advertising buttons for Bug A Boo insecticide, each reading "G'Bye Boys It's Bug A Boo" with a cartoon insect mascot character; three have yellow backgrounds and one has a green background. The remaining four are antique photographic portrait pinback buttons, including one large format button depicting a man and woman seated in a parlor interior, and three smaller buttons

and the paper backing on the reverse shows staining and minor losses

a couple seated on a bench

The event title is printed in dark text against an orange panel at upper left

The metal head shows extensive paint loss throughout with exposed metal visible on hair and face

except for a couple blemishes

Some modern nails added for stability alongside original square-head nails

It is equipped with a Bausch & Lomb Optical Company 25mm f/2

A standing female figure adorned with jewelry and a headdress is at left

scar over right of forehead

The figure is carved in a Balinese style from a dark

thicker nails

Untested and sold as a display piece