Curious c. 1900 Odd Fellows “Shake” Photo Button, A.H Armen Manf’g Co. Boston mask with long nose is large enough to house

is large enough to house a wide manner of things in its black lacquer interior

in old brown paint

wonderfully detailed hair

and some cracks in the chin area—but it’s quite stable and sturdy and if one tied a tied ribbons through the holes at the sides

Curious c. 1900 Odd Fellows “Shake” Photo Button, A.H Armen Manf’g Co. Boston mask with long nose is large enough to houseSuch a fun and unusual one! Photo collage buttons were certainly a thing around the dawn of the 20th century when this one was produced, but I think this is pretty special for the awkward juxtaposition of these two fellows, plus the Odd Fellows Masonic shaking hands icon above, andwhat really makes it for me hand lettered SHAKE below, which of course to my mind invites all sorts of imaginings about the nature of the shaking! Also excellent that the