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Vintage Texas State Buttons / Pins (2) - $5 (Frederick)
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Metal pin in the shape of state of Texas. A lapel or tie pin from my collection. Please see the images for the measurements and condition.
A 'McSwill Livs' button from my father’s collection when he attended James Foster McSwill Day in Nacogdoches, Texas, sometime between 1975 and 1985. Please see the images for the measurements and condition. Estimated age is 40 to 50 years.
Here's the story:
The Nacogdoches Historical Commission sponsored a "McSwill Day" March 17, 1965, and brought Leon Hale of Bryan to Nacogdoches to talk. James Foster McSwill was a mythical early Texan named in one of Mr. Hale's Houston Post columns which was a spoof on museums. The fun aspect of the idea appealed to Nacogdoches commission members and the aim at present is to make McSwill Day an annual affair.
See the column in images.