This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/30/2014
Capitalizing on the World Championship play of the Green Bay Packers, the Asco, Incorporated company from Winona, MN made a series of identical player portrait pennants. The pennants are identified as being from the Asco company. By comparison, the images on the pennants are identical to the images used on the pinback buttons, thus attribution to Asco.
Measuring a whopping 6” in diameter, the green celluloid pinback has yellow printing which reads, “(Logo of passing player in front of state outline), Green Bay Packers, NFL shield”. Centered towards to bottom is a black and white head shot of each player printed in white lettering.
With the exception of the Championship team photo buttons commonly found, this is the only JUMBO 6” player buttons known of any Green Bay Packers player. With so few examples, we are not certain if this is a complete set, but our consignor has not seen any other players that are not included in this grouping. May be a salesman sample set or a non-released test issue. Either way, the grouping is RARE. Included in the lot are Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Willie Wood, Ron Kramer, Elijah Pitts, Max McGee, Willie Davis, Paul Hornung, and Boyd Dowler. To further add to the uniqueness of the offering, a cardboard easel back is found on the reverse of the pinback.
Certainly the most important pinback button set from the era of Vince Lombardi’s Packers. Excellent overall condition.
Either a test issue or never released to the public, these desirable, player portrait pinback buttons are NEVER seen. Letter of Provenance from the Paul Muchinsky Collection.
(72Z0321)