Beautiful Spanish-American War Admiral Dewey Celluloid Pin

This is Spanish-American War celluloid pin for Admiral George Dewey, whose fleet defeated Spain at Manila Bay on May 1, 189The pin reads ADMIRAL DEWEY and shows a bust of the war hero.

Circa Spanish-American War.

1-1/4" diameter.

Celluloid with tin and newsprint backing.

Straight pin.

Newsprint backing reading BUTTONS MADE BY WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO., NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A. PAT. APRIL 14, 189JULY 21, 1896.

This is from a Spanish-American War collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAEX01 LEEX 4/10 SeGJX12/15

9- (Excellent+): Pin is gorgeous.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.