Cards and Cubs Pinback Info

[cincicards]

Looking for an approximate date of issue for these two pins, both are cloth covered.

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[thecatspajamas]

Can you show a larger/clearer view of the back papers (inside the back of the buttons)?

[cincicards]

http://www.lauterer.com/

Cubs Pinback:
Geo Lauterer co. 9 No franklin ST. Chicago
Badges Buttons Banners Flags
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Cardinals pinback:
ST Louis Buttons Co
Manufacturers

Local No 5

Amalgamated
Union Lithographers Label
ST Loius
ST Louis MO

[springpin]

I have seen cloth-covered dated political pins from the early 1950s. I would estimate the date of your pins to be in the late 1930s to early 1950s.

[thecatspajamas]

Hake's "Collectible Pin-Back Buttons" gives a date range of 1928-1949 for that St. Louis Button Co. back. FWIW, it also lists a Geo. Lauterer back with 1906-1985 range, but with a different street address.

Dr. Muchinsky (springpin) could probably tighten up both of those dates considerably and will hopefully chime in.

Edit: And it looks like he did as I was looking things up and typing