1930s PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header Pins/Buttons Set and Checklist

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header Pins/Buttons
Year	1930s
Size	1 1/4″
Images	Black Ink
Type	Pins (Buttons)
Number in Set	43

1930s PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header Pins/Buttons Overview

The 1930s PX3 Gum, Inc. Double Header pin (actually buttons or coins) set includes a variety of unknowns.

First, while 1933 is sometimes the year attributed to these, that date is an estimate and not entirely confirmed. The set checklist is also up in the air. Approximately 40 pins (actually, buttons or coins) have been discovered but that isn’t believed to be the entire checklist. However, a collection of the 43 known items were auctioned off together, which represents a complete set as we know it today.

Numerous stars are known in the set, including Ty Cobb and plenty of Hall of Famers. Some of the buttons/coins had ‘1’ on the bottoms while others had ‘2.’ Wrappers from this set indicated that collectors were to put together the blank-backed coins (one with a ‘1’ and the other with a ‘2’) to make a ‘Double Header’ – hence the name of the set.

Buttons were produced by a company called Gum, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA. The complete checklist for this set is currently unknown. You can see pictures of the known buttons here.