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Perfection Cigarettes
'OH, YOU GIANTS' Premium Pinback button |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1908-1912
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MANUFACTURER
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Whitehead & Hoag
Co.
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SIZE
- 7/8"
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PRICE GUIDE
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$50.00 - $100.00
Good - Very
Good
Condition.
Because of the lack
of a sales history
value is estimated
based on similar
buttons.
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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This
Perfection Cigarettes "OH, YOU GIANTS"
pinback button, was given away free as a
premium with a pack of cigarettes. The
Whitehead & Hoag Co. produced pins from
about 1910 through to the 1930's that
featured popular conversational phrases
of the day. The pinback buttons were also made for
other tobacco companies that included; The Favorite, Hassan, Tokio,
Clix, Obak, Picayune, Chesterfield cigarettes, and Red Lion chewing
tobacco.
The opened back button has a paper
insert advertising Perfection
cigarettes. The paper reads "THE
PERFECTION CIGARETTES, Factory No. 42,
4th District.
NC, The WHITEHEAD & HOAG Co.,
NEWARK N.J., PATENTED JULY 21, 1896."
The Whitehead & Hoag Co. acquired three
major patents prior to entering
into button manufacturing in 1896.
"Oh, You....." was a common phrase of the
day used in the sports section of newspapers,
particularly starting, and after the
1908 season. Whitehead & Hoag issued
buttons that read; "Oh! You Cubs," "Oh, you
Giants," and "Oh you Pirates." All
three teams that were involved in the
most exciting and dramatic pennant
race in baseball history. The Cubs,
Giants, and Pirates battled throughout
the 1908 season, which ended with the
three teams separated by only one game
in the standings.
The infamous "Merkle's Boner;" the notorious base-running mistake
committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the
New York Giants in a game against the
Chicago Cubs on September 23, 1908, led
to a one game play-off, which enabled
the Cubs to win the National League
pennant.
There was also a close
pennant race in the American League
that same year between the Tigers,
Indians, and White Sox. The season
ending with the three teams separated
by only a game and a half in the
standings. An "Oh, You Indians" button
was also produced, so Whitehead & Hoag
might have also made "Oh, you Tigers," and
"Oh, You White Sox" buttons, but they
have yet to surface in the hobby. An
"Oh, You Phillies" button has also
surfaced.
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Perfection Cigarettes
"OH, YOU GIANTS" Premium Pinback
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