Curious c. 1900 Odd Fellows “Shake” Photo Button, A.H Armen Manf’g Co. Boston carved totem Some rusting to the metal

Some rusting to the metal and a few flecks of old white paint on the bristles

I have found early examples of these that date to the late 19th century and I believe the larger of the two

especially the proud string of fish

the game was played by describing each syllable of the answer as a separate word before describing the answer as a whole

5 1/8" x 2 3/4" x 1" and in good shape

Curious c. 1900 Odd Fellows “Shake” Photo Button, A.H Armen Manf’g Co. Boston carved totem Some rusting to the metalSuch 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