Posted 10 years ago
Buckyone2016
(1 item)
Old johnstown pa reg'lar fellers pinback. Came out of my house in pa, house was built in 1916..Dont know much about this item, Hopefully, someone can tell me a little bit more.
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Founded as the weekly Cambria Tribune in 1853, the newspaper converted to afternoon daily format in 1873, taking the name "Johnstown Tribune". It merged in 1952 with the morning Johnstown Democrat to the combined "Tribune-Democrat".
Reg'lar Fellers was a comic strip; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg%27lar_Fellers
My best guess would be this was a newspaper vendors pinback button.
Thank you very much for the info, i think i will put it on eBay, and see what it can bring..
These pinbacks were used as contest premiums and promoted the newstrips run in the paper. These were popular in the 30's. I have a collection from various papers in US. These run any where from 10 - 35 bucks dependent on character on pin, what newspaper and number in set. And as always condition is the main concern. Popeye newspaper pins tend to go higher. It should sell easily.