Pinback military & naval Tournament sheepshead Bay 1916 ww1 RARE button USA For Sale

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Pinback military & naval Tournament sheepshead Bay 1916 ww1 RARE button USA:
$63.71

I have a super rare pinback button from the 1916 Sheepshead Bay Military exercise, Military and Naval.It is approximately 1.25 inch roundappears to be celluloid but I am not sure.it has United States Flags and shield on the frontitem is slightly yellowed due to age or material or both.Made by Henry Schwatz 15 Ann Street New York, embossed info on the back. see picsAuto racing history.president Wilson attended the event.I cannot find another button like this on the internet for sale.
WW1, new York City, Brooklyn, auto racing, military race, ww1 artifactGood offerding.From NY Times:WILSON MAY ATTEND BIG MILITARY SHOW; National Guardsmen to Occupy Sheepshead Bay Speedway for Eight Days. MOBILIZE IN 2,000 AUTOS Tournament Will Be Started Next Saturday When the President Presses a Button.