1 Large 19th century Goodyear Rubber backmarked button.
This very rare example form the late 19th or early 20th century shows a molded base of rubber with a pinned to the back escutcheon of a touring car typical to the times. The car is made of brass. You will see on the back how the button is pinned to the base and read the letters for the Goodyear Rubber company. The pinning of the escutcheon interfered with the company name but that's to be expected for the construction. You may think it must be a makeup, however we have spoken to and shown two mechanical engineers, who tell us the holes were most likely made in the construction of the button why the rubber was in the mold as afterward it could easily crack the button if attempted to drill it properly. The brass car is also "precisionly" placed on the button and perfectly centered, Button collectors can always be reminded that manufacturers were not concerned about collectors when making their buttons, they were however concerned with selling their buttons. This example, so rare, may have been a prototype and never produced in quantities, however years ago an example like this was sold at the Page auction and this is not that example. We are confident this is authentic and incredibly rare.

Issued: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND DIVISION 3 IS AFTER 1918
Dimensions: SM=Less than 3/4", Medium=3/4" to 1 1/4". Large=1 1/4" and above, extra large=1 3/4" and above