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'the Green Duck Company" - Had To Look Up.

 
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Posted 05/09/2022   7:00 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add patg23 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Addressee too funny not to look up:

"For six decades, Chicago's oddly named Green Duck Company was one of the country's leading manufacturers of campaign buttons, along with many other small metal advertising novelties......"

Quite some history:
https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com...een-duck-co/


UY7 reply side.
No dates on card, but measurements seem to be for (1915-25) Potter roll-fed rotary presses issues:
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Posted 05/09/2022   7:28 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add GMC89 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Great piece of history. Interesting company tied to your UY7. Thanks for the lesson.
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Posted 05/10/2022   10:47 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add classic_paper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
That's in the Wicker Park neighborhood down the street from me. It's been converted to a condo building.
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